Broussard v. Melerine

REDMANN, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from the dismissal of his suit individually and on behalf of his minor daughter for damages resulting from the striking of the daughter by an automobile owned and operated by one defendant and insured by the second. The trial court concluded, without giving any findings of fact, that the sole cause of the accident was the negligence of plaintiff’s daughter.

The accident giving rise to this lawsuit occurred near Lynn’s Trailer Park on St. Bernard Highway, a two-lane paved thoroughfare. The accident occurred about 5 :30 p.m., after darkness had set in. The…