Legal Opinion
Wortham v. Owens
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 29, 1967No. 2076PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Judge.
The plaintiffs owned a Black Angus calf which was struck by a vehicle driven by the defendant Owens. The plaintiffs sue Owens and his liability insurer for the value of the dead calf. They appeal from judgment dismissing their suit.
The facts are uncontradicted. The accident occurred after dark. Owens was driving at a speed of about 30 mph on a gravelled country road. He had his headlights on bright. He did not see the black calf standing in or walking across the roadway until he was too close to avoid hitting it. His vehicle made thirty feet of brake-marks before the collision.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Vowell v. Manufacturers Casualty Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- McGee v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Geoghegan v. Greyhound CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- Eubanks v. WilsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Sittig v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Hitzel v. ClarkSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1983
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- Harrington v. UpchurchLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
- Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Ins. Co. v. GayLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
- Flores v. Commercial Union Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
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