Brady ex rel. Brady v. Audubon Insurance Co.

ELLIS, Judge.

This case was consolidated for the purpose of trial with the case of Ivy Veal v. Audubon Insurance Company, La.App., 114 So.2d 648, this day decided and the facts and conclusion of the court for holding the defendant liable under the doctrine of last clear chance are fully stated therein.

Shirley Mae Brady was a guest passenger in the car being driven by Ivy Veal and was occupying the rear seat. Under the facts in this case she was guilty of no contributory negligence under the well-settled law applicable to the duty of a guest passenger, which requires one occupying that status…