Burvant v. Wolfe
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Walter B. Sommerville, Judge. Action by George J. Burvant and wife against J. Townsend Wolfe. Judgment for plaintiffs. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvostx, J.
The little 11 year old son of the plaintiffs was struck down by the automobile of the defendant, and died the next day. The street upon which defendant was *789driving Lis automobile was asphalted. It had no gutters and its surface was less than a foot lower than the sidewalk. As defendant entered the block, there was at the lower end of it a large crowd gathered around a police patrol wagon which had made an arrest, and more people were hastening towards this center of excitement. Defendant slackened ■speed to six or seven miles an hour; and, as the crowd was densest on the right-hand, or…
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