Odom v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

SAVOY, Judge.

The instant case was consolidated for trial with that of Holland v. Istre et al., La.App., 203 So.2d 754 and a separate decree is being handed down this date.

These cases are in tort. After a trial on the merits, the district judge rejected the demands of the plaintiffs in both suits and dismissed same at their costs.

The record reveals that on the night of March 28, 1966, the defendant, Allen J. Istre, was proceeding on U. S. Highway 165 in a northerly direction. He was traveling from his home in Glenmora to Alexandria where he was to report for work at a retail establishment.…