Legal Opinion
Gallaher v. Ricketts
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 27, 1939No. 17003PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Judge.
On July 30, 1936, at about 9:30 a. m., the plaintiff, Miss Laura Gallaher, received personal injuries when she was struck by an automobile owned and operated by a young negro minor named Nathaniel W. Ricketts.
On May 11, 1937, the present suit was instituted by the plaintiff for recovery of $5000 damages against Mrs. Nathaniel W. Ricketts, the mother of the minor, and the Times-Picayune Publishing Company, who was alleged to be Ricketts’ employer. On May 14, 1937, the sheriff made a return to the citation issued to Mrs. Ricketts in which he stated that he had been unable to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Payne v. Georgetown Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- Kerner v. Trans-Mississippi Terminal R. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Castelluccio v. Cloverland Dairy Products Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- Davidson v. American Drug Stores, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1937
- Abate v. HirdesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1928
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Amyx v. Henry & HallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
- Dumas v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- Santiago v. Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.Arizona Supreme Court · 1990
- Wilton Jones Company v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Truitt v. B & G Crane Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
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