Fontaine v. Dorsey

Lawrence Fontaine, Jr., on whose behalf his father brings this action, was knocked down by a truck owned and operated by the defendant at the intersection of Gov. Nicholls and Bourbon streets.

From a judgment awarding plaintiff damages in the sum of $455, defendant has appealed.

The accident occurred on the 28th day of June, 1929, in broad daylight, when the Fontaine boy, who was ten years old, had almost succeeded in crossing the intersection from the lake to the riverside corner of Bourbon street. The defendant’s truck was being driven down Bourbon street in *283the direction of Esplanade avenue.…