Legal Opinion

Cobb v. Betts

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 5, 1977No. 13399Published

1Opinion of the Court

HALL, Judge.

Plaintiff, Dudley Ray Cobb, appeals from a judgment in favor of defendant, Dorsey Edward Betts, his employer, and their liability insurer. The trial judge rejected plaintiff’s claims for damages arising out of a highway accident on a finding that the accident was unavoidable and the defendant was not negligent. We affirm.

This suit involves a rear-end collision which occurred in the early evening on Highway 157, a two-lane blacktop road in Bossier Parish. It was raining and dark at the time of the accident. Cobb was following another vehicle driven by A. W. Perry-man. Just after…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Taylor v. Genuine Parts CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
  2. State v. Otkins-VictorLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
  3. Grinnel Mutual Reinsurance Co. v. RichLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
  4. Grinnel Mutual Reinsurance Co. v. RichSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971

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