Legal Opinion
Fontenot v. American Employers Insurance
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 1, 1965No. 1449PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Judge.
The plaintiff brings suit individually and on behalf of his minor son (“Donald”) to recover for damages and Donald’s personal injuries sustained when the boy *761fell from a pickup truck. The defendant is the liability insurer of the truck’s driver, a 15-year-old boy. The trial court awarded the plaintiff damages.
The defendant insurer appeals. The .appellant urges that the trial court erred in finding the insured driver negligent; and the appellant further contends that plaintiff’s recovery is barred by Donald’s contributory negligence or assumption of the risk in riding in the rear…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Dupre v. Louisiana Department of HighwaysLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- Jackson v. YoungLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
- Jones v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
- Matlock v. Allstate InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
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