Legal Opinion
Burton v. Southwestern Gas & Electric Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 30, 1958No. 8896PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLADNEY, Judge.
This suit was filed on behalf of Mrs. Lola Poland Burton against the Southwestern Gas & Electric Company for the purpose of recovering damages occasioned by personal injuries received in an automobile accident on February 5, 1957, within the city limits of Shreveport, Louisiana. Following a trial of the case on its merits the district judge rejected plaintiff’s demands and in doing so, assigned as his reasons for judgment: (1) That the proximate cause of the accident was the negligence of the driver of the car in which plaintiff was a passenger; (2) That there was no negligence…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Paggett v. Travelers Indemnity CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
- Le Bourgeois v. Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
- Baird v. Employers' Liability Assur. CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1949
- Roberts v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New YorkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
3Cited by4 opinions
- Madison v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Burton v. Southwestern Gas & Electric Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
- Percle v. OrdoyneLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- Hopper v. Maryland Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1961