Rodriguez v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.
Rodriguez v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.
435 So. 2d 423; 1983 La. LEXIS 12560
(Southern Reporter, Second Series)
Rodriguez v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.
Opinion of the Court
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent.
Included in those risks associated with the conducting of a common carrier enterprise is the risk of harm to a passenger caused by unruly fellow passengers whom the common carrier fails to oversee despite adequate reason to do so. That exact risk is present in this case and I see no reason to forsake our rule which would impose the highest degree of care upon a common carrier to guard against such attacks. Furthermore, as expressed in the reasons assigned by Calogero, J., I believe that the facts support plaintiff’s recovery under a standard of reasonable care.
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