Legal Opinion
Butler v. City of Bogalusa
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 31, 1972No. 8668PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LANDRY, Judge.
Rufus Butler, administrator of the estate of his eleven years and eleven months old daughter, Tommy Leta Butler, appeals the dismissal of his action against Crown Zel-lerbach Corporation (Crown) and its insurer, The Travelers Insurance Company (Travelers), for damages for personal injuries sustained by the child whose feet were burned while she was rummaging upon property belonging to Crown and utilized as the Bogalusa city dump. The trial court rejected plaintiff’s demands on the ground the child was contributorily negligent. We affirm.
Plaintiff joined the City of Bogalusa and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Saxton v. Plum Orchards, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Duxworth v. Pat Caffey Contractor, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- Amacker v. KirbyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
- Strogens v. SmallLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
3Cited by7 opinions
- Cates v. BEAUREGARD ELECETRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Richards v. MarlowLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Smith v. Crown-Zellerbach, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Adams v. StateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
- Special Disability Trust Fund v. TROPICANA, ETC.Supreme Court of Florida · 1978
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