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· 11/15/1901

Cowden v. Shreveport Belt Railway Co.

Citations

  • 106 La. 236

Syllabus

<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>1. Not to look to see If a car Is coming before, attempting to cross the track of an electric car, is negligence such as will preclude recovery for injuries caused by a collision with the car, in the absence of proof that the persons In charge of the car by the use of ordinary diligence might have avoided the collision.</p> <p>2. Held in this case as a question of fact that the motorneer was not negligent, and that he could not have avoided the collision by the exercise of ordinary care.</p>

Judges: Provosty

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