Legal Opinion
Segreto v. American Automobile Insurance
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided January 18, 1956No. Civ. A. No. 4942PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, District Judge.
This intersectional automobile accident occurred in the French Quarter of New Orleans where the streets are narrow and the buildings abut the property lines, making what are known as blind corners. Plaintiff was injured in the accident and claims damages for his injuries, his hospital and doctor bills, as well as damages to his car.
The accident occurred on November 5, 1954 at 4:00 A.M. at the intersection of two one-way streets, Dauphine and Dumaine. Dauphine is the favored street, Dumaine Street having a stop sign ten feet from the curbing on Dauphine. Both…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Jackson v. CookSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- Rottman v. BeverlySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Bergeron v. Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
- Gauthier v. FoglemanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1951
- Glen Falls Ins. Co. v. CopelandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1946
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Newton v. PacilloLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
- Moore v. Shreveport Transit CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
- Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co. v. FisherCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1962
- Ballard v. PiehlerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
- Whitner v. ScottLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
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