Legal Opinion
Spears v. St. Charles Dairy, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 25, 1940No. 17315PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JANVIER, Judge.
Elizabeth and Porter Spears are the surviving parents of Leon Spears, their nine-year-old son, who they allege, died as the result of being struck by a motor truck of defendant, St. Charles Dairy, Inc., while he was “pushing or riding his ‘skooter’ on a roadway in this city”. They charge that the accident resulted solely from negligence of the driver of the truck in certain particulars set forth in their petition and they assert the nullity of a certain written agreement of compromise under the terms of which, for $150.00 cash, they abandoned all rights to claim any other sum…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Young v. GlynnSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
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- Passera v. United States Guarantee Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
- Sly v. New Orleans, T. & M. Ry. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1932
- Rabun v. PiersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1871
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