Legal Opinion
Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. Thornton
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 4, 1966No. 2005PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McBRIDE, Judge.
In the darkness of early morning on November 20, 1961, in the Parish of Jefferson, an automotive station wagon owned and operated by John L. Thornton and a large tractor-trailer unit owned by S. D’Antoni, Inc., and driven by its employee, Malcolm R. Hood, came into collision. Both vehicles were travelling on what is known as Airline Highway in the direction of Baton Rouge; the accident happened at about Turnbull Drive, which intersects the highway. The outbound half of Airline Highway in that vicinity consists of three lanes for moving traffic. Thornton claims he was driving in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Jones v. Continental Casualty Co. of Chicago, Ill.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
- Snodgrass v. CentanniSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Dane v. Canal Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1960
- Smith v. Marquette Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1965
- Stanford v. Bateman Frozen Foods CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- United Auto Glass, Inc. v. New Hampshire InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966