Legal Opinion
Esthay v. McCain
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 7, 1938No. 1831PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DORE, Judge.
The suit is for damages in the sum of $854.35 which plaintiff claims to have sustained when one of his oil trucks and five-ton trailer fell into Bayou Nexpigue while crossing said bayou on a pontoon bridge constructed by defendant for the use of traffic while he was building a bridge across said bayou on the Jennings-Iota Route No. 371 from Acadia parish to Jefferson Davis, parish under a contract with the Highway Commission. It is alleged that the defendant, as contractor, did not provide. a safe means of traffic for the public over said stream while constructing the bridge over…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Tripani v. MerauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- Castille v. Caffery Central Refinery & RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
- Culpepper v. Arkansas Southern R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
3Cited by4 opinions
- Town of Eunice v. M & L Construction Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Baker v. Union Tank Car CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Hayes v. OertelLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1940
- Lambert Development Co. v. StateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986