Legal Opinion
Orgeron v. Earl Gibbon Transport, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 4, 1970No. Nos. 3907, 3908PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOMENGEAUX, Judge.
On October 14, 1967, an automobile being driven by Michael E. Ponder collided with a truck owned by Earl Gibbon Transport, Inc., and driven by one Leroy Watson. As a result, one of Ponder’s passengers, Robert Martin, was injured, and two others, Carl Ray Orgeron and Paul Dave Womax, were killed instantly. The parents of Orgeron and Womax brought suits for the wrongful deaths of their respective sons and those of Martin for their son’s personal injuries. All of the plaintiffs named Earl Gibbon Transport, Inc., its insurer, the Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, Michael E.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gaspard v. LeMaireSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- Doty v. Central Mutual Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Le Blanc v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
- Soprano v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
- Pittman v. FowlerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Martin v. Champion Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- O'DONNELL v. Fidelity General Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Inabinet v. State Farm Automobile Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
- Poston v. Firemen's Insurance Co. of Newark, NJLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
- Travelers Indem. Co. v. Reserve Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
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