Legal Opinion
Benjamin v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 27, 1959No. 4818PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Judge ad hoc.
This is an action for damages instituted by Morris, Paul and Joseph Benjamin, the three sons of James Benjamin, deceased, against Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company, to recover for the loss of the life of their father who was fatally injured when struck by an automobile being driven by Mrs. Germaine C. Brasseaux. The defendant is the liability insurer of the automobile which was being driven by Mrs. Brasseaux.
Plaintiffs allege that the sole and proximate cause of the accident was the negligence of Mrs. Brasseaux in driving at a high rate of speed, in failing to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jackson v. CookSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- Rottman v. BeverlySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Cassar v. Mansfield Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- McElveen v. GantSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- Russo v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Venero v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- Jacobs v. Marquette Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1964