Legal Opinion
Hunter v. American Employers Insurance
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 6, 1963No. 1079PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McBRIDE, Judge.
On December 18, 1961, at approximately 11:40 p. m., under unusual circumstances, an accident occurred at about the center of the Greater New Orleans-Mississippi River Bridge which spans the Mississippi River at New Orleans. For some unexplained reason, five strands of rope dangled from the upper part of the bridge superstructure and at the ends of the rope strands was attached a large metal pulley. The high wind then prevailing caused the pulley to swing in pendulum fashion across the two westbound traffic lanes or, as some testimony reflects, the ropes rotated with a sort of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Williams v. Pelican CreameryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1947
- Moore v. Jefferson Distilling & Denaturing Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
- Massie v. BarkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Kendall v. New Orleans Public ServiceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1950
- Cavaretta v. Universal Film Exchanges, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1938
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Potts v. HollierLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Dean v. Travelers Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- Jones v. FontenotLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Hunter v. American Employers Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- Pitre v. SkainsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977