Legal Opinion
Watson v. McEacharn
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 26, 1957No. 8730PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AYRES, Judge.
This is an action in tort brought by the parents of the late James Edwin Watson, aged 20 years, who was killed in a collision between his motorcycle, on which he was riding, and a Chevrolet automobile owned by Stanley D. McEacharn, Sr., but operated at the time by Stanley D. McEacharn, Jr., who had his father’s consent. Also made defendant is Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, McEacharn’s liability insurer.
Plaintiffs contend that the negligence of Stanley D. McEacharn, Jr., while operating an automobile on a heavily traveled highway at an excessive and unlawful rate of speed and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jackson v. CookSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- Rottman v. BeverlySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Brooks v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
- Himes v. AvingerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
- Rottman v. BeverlyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1935
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- John A. James, and Service Fire Insurance Company of New York, Intervenor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
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