Legal Opinion
Vitale v. Checker Cab Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 7, 1928No. 29146PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
The plaintiff received serious physical injuries, and her husband was killed, in a collision between a motor truck driven by plaintiff’s husband and a taxicab operated by an employee of defendant company.
The plaintiff and her husband were only 20 years of age, and had been married a little over a month. The husband was on his usual rounds, delivering bread to his customers, and his young wife was traveling with him. The husband lived about 40 hours after the accident and the plaintiff suffered severe pain from her injuries for several months.
This suit is to recover for her own injury and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Knoxville Ry. & Light Co. v. VangilderTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
- Churchill v. Texas & Pac. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Harrison v. Louisiana Western R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
- Castile v. O'KeefeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
- Barnhill v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Gaspard v. LeMaireSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- Edwards v. Royal Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Rome v. London & Lancashire Indemnity Co. of AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
- Lorance v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
- Ruiz v. ClancySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
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