Legal Opinion
Herrin v. Perry
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 31, 1968No. 2399PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULPEPPER, Judge.
For the reasons stated in the companion case of Perry et al. v. Herrin et al., 215 So. 2d 167, in which a separate decision has been rendered by us this date, we have concluded that the accident in question was caused by the combined negligence of the crew of the Department of Highways and of Mrs. Luerine Perry. Accordingly, Herrin is entitled to judgment for damages.
We will first discuss the amount of the award. Immediately after the accident on March 14, 1966, Herrin was taken by ambulance to the Baptist Hospital in Alexandria where Dr. Paul M. Davis, the treating…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Westwego Canal & Terminal Co. v. Louisiana Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- Duree v. Maryland Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
- Pittman Const. Co. v. Housing Auth. of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- Hamilton v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1965
- Stephens v. Natchitoches Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Herrin v. PerrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
- Mistich v. MatthaeiLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
- Richardson v. TateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
- Perry v. HerrinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
- Herbert v. Travelers Indemnity CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
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