George v. Bertrand

MILLER, Judge.

Plaintiff Mrs. Velma Roxie George appeals the trial court determination that her 19 year old son was contributorily negligent in placing himself behind the tractor wheels of a backing truck. We affirm.

One of the issues relating to this case was before us in George v. Bertrand, 217 So.2d 47 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1968), writ refused, 253 La. 647, 219 So.2d 177 (1969).

Mrs. Velma Roxie George seeks damages for the death of her son Mr. Vergie Lee George. On November 29, 1966, while *400working as a cement sweeper on a road resurfacing job near Broussard, Louisiana, her son was run over by the…