Legal Opinion
Sisson v. Home Indemnity Co.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided July 2, 1956No. Civ. A. Nos. 4480, 4485PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENJAMIN C. DAWKINS, Jr., Chief Judge.
Transcontinental U. S. Highway 80 traverses the Town of Rayville, Louisiana, running straight east and west. It is paved, 24 feet wide, and has two lanes of traffic.
An ordinance fixes the maximum legal speed in the town limits at 25 miles per hour.
The westerly limits of the town are just west of the Rayville Motel, which is situated on the north side of the highway. A gravel driveway, approximately 22 feet wide, lies between the Motel property and the north edge of the highway. Eastward, between the Motel and the center of town, a distance of about…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Snodgrass v. CentanniSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Herget v. SaucierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- Washington v. T. Smith & SonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1953
- Linkenhoger v. Owens Linkenhoger v. SandersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1950
- Corkern v. Travelers Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by2 opinions
- Mrs. Gwendolyn L. Moczygemba, Miss Vickie Leonard v. Danos and Curole Marine Contractors, Inc., Gulf Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Pepper v. GloverLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970