Legal Opinion
Smith v. Willis-Gertrude-Geddes Funeral Homes, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 7, 1980No. 10544PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Judge.
Ruby B. Smith sues to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by her when she attempted to alight from a. funeral limousine. The defendants are Robert King, the Willis-Gertrude-Geddes Funeral Homes, Inc., and the latter’s insurer, Continental Insurance Company. The trial court rendered judgment in favor of plaintiff, and defendants have appealed. We reverse.
The principal issue presented, and we think the determining one, is whether the driver of the limousine was negligent.
The accident occurred on August 29,1977, shortly after plaintiff attended a funeral. Pursuant to…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Smith v. Willis-Gertrude Geddes Funeral Homes, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- Smith v. Willis-Gertrude-Geddes Funeral Homes, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1980