Legal Opinion
Newman v. Fidelity Mutual Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 20, 1956No. 4139PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOTTINGER, Judge.
This is a tort action instituted by Clifton Newman against the Fidelity Mutual Insurance Company, for damages resulting from an accident which occurred : in the City of Lake Charles on December 29, 1953.
The petition alleges that on the day :of the accident the petitioner, while a guest in a 1952 Pontiac automobile owned by one Dalton J. Breaux, suffered a -fractured arm and other injuries when the car door on the right front side suddenly opened and he was'thrown from the vehicle. Negligence is charged against the car owner, Breaux, in failing to warn petitioner of the…
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- Stanga v. Lake Superior Piling Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1948
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Lebo v. Metropolitan Casualty InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
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