Legal Opinion
Cedotal v. Hopkins
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 18, 1991No. 90 CA 0947PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAIN, Judge.
On the evening of January 4, 1988, Allen Cedotal was a guest passenger in an automobile driven by George Moore, Sr. As the Moore vehicle was proceeding north on Highway 1 a cow entered the northbound lane and the vehicle struck the animal resulting in personal injuries to Mr. Cedotal. The animal was owned by Charles Hopkins and had apparently strayed from his fenced-in property. Cedotal instituted this action against Hopkins and Hopkins’ insurer, Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate). Allstate filed a third party action against George Moore, Sr. and Moore’s insurer, Champion…
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