Legal Opinion
Seals v. Morris
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 9, 1980No. Nos. 13405, 13406PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLE, Judge.
These are consolidated personal injury suits involving an intersectional truck collision.
The unusual facts surrounding this incident are not in dispute. On the morning of April 24, 1976, the defendant, Eugene Morris, had been fishing. At approximately 7:00 A.M. he began traveling home on a dirt road within Washington Parish, Louisiana. As he approached the intersection of that road with Louisiana Highway 1071, he observed a green snake crawling on his shoulder. He panicked, lost control of his truck and entered into the intersection without stopping at the stop sign which faced…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Eugene J. Lussan v. Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Holmes v. LindseyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1943
- Riche v. ThompsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1941
- Sharp v. KahnLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1932
- Fouche v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Seals v. MorrisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- Seals v. MorrisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- Seals v. MorrisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980