Legal Opinion
Hall Houston v. City of Shreveport
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 30, 1966No. 10603PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AYRES, Judge.
This is an action for damages for the death of Joseph Lee Houston, who was killed when struck and run over by a garbage or trash-collecting truck owned and operated by the defendant, City of Shreveport. This action was instituted by decedent’s surviving widow in her individual capacity and that of natural tutrix of a minor child.
The accident in which Houston lost his life occurred October 15, 1963, near the intersection of Linwood Avenue with Cul-pepper Street and Texas Avenue. Houston, a mail carrier, immediately prior to the accident, was waiting on a concrete slab designated…
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- Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
- Jones v. Continental Casualty Co. of Chicago, Ill.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
- Snodgrass v. CentanniSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Hamilton v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1965
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