Dawson v. Fleming

COLE, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from an adverse judgment based upon the trial court’s determination that her son was contributorily negligent. On the morning of July 12, 1969, plaintiff’s minor child, Ivory Lee Mack, was attempting to cross the street in front of his home situated in the 800 block of North 39th Street in the City of Baton Rouge when he was struck by an automobile driven by defendant, Leonard P. Fleming. The street extends north and south, is concrete, and maintains two-way traffic. The speed limit is thirty miles per hour. There are no sidewalks in the area where the mishap…