Legal Opinion
Pan American Fire & Casualty Company v. Revere
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided September 30, 1960No. Civ. A. 9952PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WRIGHT, District Judge.
On February 3, 1960, a tragic- highway accident occurred near Covington, Louisiana. A large tractor and trailer collided head-on with a bus carrying school children. The bus driver and three of the children were killed and 23 others were injured, some very seriously. A few moments later, compounding the disaster, another collision occurred between two cars following the bus. Having stopped in time to avoid ramming the disabled bus obstructing the highway, the first of the following vehicles was struck from the rear by the other, and John Wells, a passenger in the lead…
2Cases cited63 opinions
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3Cited by56 opinions
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