Legal Opinion
Barrett v. Houston Fire & Casualty Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 5, 1959No. 21026PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JANVIER, Judge.
At about 7:30 o’clock on the evening of November 9, 1954, Julian B. Barrett, a pedestrian, sustained physical injuries, the most serious of which was the fracture of the left ankle, when, on Tchoupitoulas Street just above the corner of Jackson Avenue, in New Orleans, he came into contact with an automobile owned and driven by Alan F. Eggleston. The car was going in a down-river direction on Tchoupitoulas Street.
Alleging that the accident had been caused by the negligence of Eggleston, particularly in failing to maintain “a proper lookout,” in failing to have his car under…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Jackson v. CookSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- Rottman v. BeverlySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Fontenot v. FreudensteinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1941
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