Marcotte v. Travelers Insurance Company
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Justice.
The narrow issue before us is whether a driver’s intoxication is proved to be a proximate cause of an accident.
A passenger and her father sue her driver and the driver’s insurers to recover for personal injuries sustained in an intersectional collision. The court of appeal affirmed the dismissal of the suit. 236 So.2d 587 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1970).
We granted certiorari limited to one assignment of error, to be noted below. 256 La. 846, 239 So.2d 355 (1970). When certiorari is granted limiting review to a specific issue and is denied as to other specifications of error, the court…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jordan v. Travelers Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Jones v. Continental Casualty Co. of Chicago, Ill.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
- Viator v. Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Gros v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Dove v. MessinaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
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- Lillie Mae Lebouef v. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Travelers Insurance Company v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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