Legal Opinion

Smith v. Delery

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 25, 1959No. 43928, 43943PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOURNET, Chief Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case on the applications of the plaintiff, William N. Smith, and the intervenor, St. Paul Mercury Indemnity Company, 1 to review the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Parish of Orleans, affirming the judgment of the district court dismissing the suit plaintiff had filed to recover damages, 2 individually, and on behalf of his minor son, Wayne R. Smith, who sustained severe and permanent injuries as a result of having been shot and wounded by the defendant, Edward L. Delery; and also dismissing the intervention. 3

The record discloses that the…

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Patterson v. KuntzLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1946
  2. Smith v. DeleryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
  3. O'Rourke v. MooreLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. McKellar v. MasonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
  2. Edwards v. Great American Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
  3. McCullough v. McANNELLYLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
  4. Whittington v. LevyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
  5. Pruco Life Ins. Co. v. BreenDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2017

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