Legal Opinion
Buckles v. Fox
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 6, 1974No. 6286PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHOTT, Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from a dismissal of his suit for damages growing out of an accident in which his six year old son, Jeffrey, was struck down by an automobile operated by James P. Fox.
The accident happened on a clear Saturday afternoon in a residential subdivision on Ridgeway Drive in Metairie. Defendant was proceeding north at 20 miles per hour, the legal speed limit in the area, and he observed on his left a number of small children playing on the lawn in front of plaintiff’s home. He also observed someone who appeared to be cutting grass on his right side of the street, and…
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- Herrin v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Bruno v. DanielsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
- Buckles v. FoxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974