Scott v. Vicksburg, S. & P. Ry. Co.

Citations

• 150 La. 537
• 90 So. 840
• 20 A.L.R. 908
• 1922 La. LEXIS 2591

Syllabus

<p>(Syllabus by the CourtJ</p> <p>Carriers &wkey;287(4), 303(6), 328(1), 333(1), 339 — Carrier’s duty as to furnishing step box stated; carrier is not. an insurer against passenger’s negligence in using step box; injuries to passenger using step box without looking attributable to his misuse of appliance.</p> <p>Where a carrier of passengers furnishes a step box to facilitate them in boarding or alighting from its trains, it is hound to see that such appliance is safe as to strength, is so constructed as not to be readily overturned, is kept in proper condition, and, when set out for the use of the passengers, is placed upon a level and stable surface; but the carrier is not the insurer of the passenger against the consequences of his own negligence, and where the passenger is injured in attempting to use such appliance without looking at it, and stumbles over or against it when he should have stepped on it, his injuries are attributable to his misuse of the appliance and not to its inadequacy, and the carrier is not liable for the injuries. .</p>