Legal Opinion
Davis v. Surebest Bakery
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 24, 1948No. 7222PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On September 5, 1947, Rufus Lavelle Davis, age thirteen, was killed as he crossed U.S. Highway 80 at its intersection with State Highway 14. This intersection is four miles east of Monroe, Louisiana, near the Sicard overpass. This is a suit by his parents to recover damages against the driver of the truck, the bakery company which owned the truck, and its insurer.
The petition alleged that the driver of the bakery truck saw the deceased and his brother as they were being discharged from a school bus upon which they were riding; that notwithstanding the fact that he was over 500 feet distant,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Ward v. DonahueLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1928
- State Ex Rel. Moss v. WillisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Foster v. Fidelity Mutual InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Dean v. United StatesDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1965
- Sailor v. MencerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964