Beale v. Government Employees Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
KLEES, Judge.
Plaintiff, Stephanie A. Beale, appeals a judgment in favor of Cole’s Construction Company, Nelson Robertson, and Kenneth Smith. A jury found the above defendants free from fault in an accident involving an automobile in which plaintiff was a passenger and a dump truck being operated by defendant Smith. After reviewing the record and applicable law, we affirm as to the liability of defendants and reverse as to the liability of plaintiff.
The dump truck, which was owned by Robertson and driven by his grandson Smith, had been subcontracted by Cole’s in connection with Cole’s contract…
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