Legal Opinion
Culpepper v. Leonard Truck Lines, Inc.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 5, 1945No. 37766PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PONDER, Justice.
The plaintiff, Baylor Culpepper, lessee of the Arlington Hotel building in Shreveport, Louisiana, brought suit against the Leonard Truck Lines, Inc., for the sum of $125 with legal interest from judicial demand, alleged to be due as damages for injury done to the fire escape attached to the hotel building by a truck operated by an employee of the defendant company.
The plaintiff’s version of the case is to the effect that the damage was occasioned by the gross negligence of the truck driver.
The defendant takes the position that the truck driver was not negligent, and that the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Kirk v. United Gas Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- Barret v. Caddo Transfer & Warehouse Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
- Buckley v. Featherstone Garage, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
- Russo v. AucoinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1942
- Overstreet v. OberLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
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3Cited by57 opinions
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- McCandless v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1960
- Geoghegan v. Greyhound CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
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