Legal Opinion
Kirk v. United Gas Public Service Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 30, 1936No. 33897PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Justice.
This suit is for the recovery of damages done to plaintiff’s automobile while it was being driven by his stepson with his consent on the night of December 26, 1933. The car was damaged as the result of a collision with the body of a dead yearling which had been killed previously and left on the highway the same night by an employee of the defendant while driving an automobile owned by defendant and engaged in defendant’s business.
The Court of Appeal, following the district court, found that defendant’s employee killed the yearling and negligently left its body on the highway.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Jacobs v. JacobsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
- Sexton v. StilesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
- Goodwin v. TheriotLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
- Quatray v. WickerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1931
- Safety Tire Service, Inc. v. MurovLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1932
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3Cited by63 opinions
- Gaiennie v. Cooperative Produce Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
- Vowell v. Manufacturers Casualty Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Culpepper v. Leonard Truck Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
- Reeves v. StateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
- Suire v. WintersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
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