Ellender v. Attaway

ELLIS, Judge.

Plaintiff, Ray Ellender, has appealed from a judgment of dismissal of a suit instituted by him individually and on behalf of his minor daughter, Christine.

This case grows out of an automobile— pedestrian accident which occurred at dusk on June 4, 1962. Plaintiff, his minor daughter aged five, two other minor children aged eight and nine, and Terry Landrus aged sixteen were standing three or four feet from the west edge of Louisiana Highway #55, waiting for an oncoming vehicle to pass so that they could cross to the other side. The first vehicle, headed north, passed the waiting…