Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 10, 1940No. 2093PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DORE, Judge.
On June 7, 1937, Mrs. Allie Hughes instituted a suit against the driver of an automobile, the owner of the said automobile, and the latter’s public liability insurer, seeking damages for injuries which she sustained while riding as a guest in the said automobile on January 5, 1937, when it was accidentally driven off the road and wrecked. Answer to the said suit was made and issue joined, but prior to the trial thereof, on January 18, 1938, the plaintiff died.
On January 16, 1939, Mrs. Margaret Hughes Shaw, representing herself as a minor over the age of 18 years, but emancipated…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Marshall v. Louisiana State Rice Milling Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
- Thornton v. Central Surety & Ins. Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
- Richard v. BaldwinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
- Rice v. Kansas City Southern Ry. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1940
3Cited by2 opinions
- Breitenbach v. GreenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Williams v. StateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001