James v. Manuel

WATSON, Judge ad hoc.

These consolidated law suits both claim damages for personal injuries allegedly incurred as the result of an automobile accident. On July 10, 1970, at about 9:45 a.m., defendant, Hosea Manuel, was driving a Ford automobile on Highway 190 at La-combe, Louisiana. His car was headed east. Plaintiff, Mrs. Vivian Buras Cusi-mano, was at the wheel of a Pontiac automobile which was stopped in the path of defendant’s automobile. The weather was rainy. Defendant testified that his brakes were wet, and his Ford slid into the rear of Mrs. Cusimano’s Pontiac. Mrs. Cusir mano…