Legal Opinion
Brown v. S. A. Bourg & Sons, Inc.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 21, 1960No. 43979PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VIOSCA, Justice.
Plaintiff, as the surviving widow of Melvin Brown, brought suit to recover dam ages for the death of her husband which occurred when a taxicab in which he was riding as a passenger crashed into the rear of a truck and trailer on the Morgan City-Bridge spanning the Atchafalaya River during the early hours of October 16, 1955. Plaintiff sought a solidary judgment against S. A. Bourg & Sons, Inc., hereinafter called Bourg, owner of the truck, Edward Adams, the driver thereof, the B. & H. Cab Company, a commercial partnership, owner of the taxicab, and the individual members of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Stansbury v. Mayor and Councilmen of Morgan CitySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
- Hollabaugh-Seale Funeral Home, Inc. v. Standard Acc. Ins.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Fontenot v. National Transfer CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
- Smith v. Texas & Pac. Ry. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
- Tolle v. Higgins Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Dixie Drive It Yourself System New Orleans Co. v. American Beverage Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
- Pierre v. Allstate Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
- Pence v. KetchumSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- Viator v. GilbertSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
- McFarland v. Illinois Central Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
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