Legal Opinion
Burton v. Allstate Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 9, 1962No. 523PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Judge.
The plaintiff sues to recover for the damage to his Cadillac resulting from an accident of March 2, 1960. The trial court held that the negligence of the plaintiff’s employee, Matthews, who was driving the vehicle at the time, was the sole proximate cause of the accident. The plaintiff appeals.
The accident occurred in the late afternoon at the intersection of Shell Beach Drive and Lake Street in the City of Lake Charles. Immediately prior to the accident, the plaintiff’s Cadillac driven by Matthews was approaching the intersection from the west, and a Chevrolet driven by the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- McDaniel v. WalkerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
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3Cited by6 opinions
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