Legal Opinion

Noland v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 1, 1957No. 43211PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAMITER, Justice.

Plaintiff, Leon A. Noland, seeks a judgment herein for damages allegedly sustained as the result of a collision between the automobile he was driving and a bakery truck operated by one Jack B. Goudeau. Cited as defendants were the named truck operator, Wm. Wolf Bakery, Inc. (Goudeau’s employer and truck owner), and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (the liability insurer of the latter).

The district judge dismissed the suit. Although being of the opinion that the defendant Goudeau was negligent, he concluded that plaintiff was contributorily negligent.

On appeal the Court of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Schick v. JeneveinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
  2. Miller v. HayesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1947
  3. Noland v. Liberty Mutual Ins.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
  4. Taormina v. ReidLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1954

3Cited by63 opinions

  1. King v. LouviereSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  2. Simon v. Ford Motor CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  3. Jones v. Continental Casualty Co. of Chicago, Ill.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
  4. Fullilove v. US Casualty Company of New YorkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
  5. Hidalgo v. DupuyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960

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