Legal Opinion

Moses v. Butts

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided January 29, 1954No. 3776PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOTTINGER, Judge.

This is a suit wherein the plaintiff seeks the sum of $150 as damages for the value of a cow which he alleges was deliberately run over by a truck owned and driven by the defendant. The petition sets forth that the defendant was using his truck to drive cows from his farm when he intentionally drove into plaintiff’s cow, breaking two of her legs which necessitated her destruction.

The defendant first filed exceptions of no right or cause of action, which were overruled, and then filed an answer in the nature of a general denial. He was condemned in the-court below to pay*…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Savoie v. WalkerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1938
  2. Lange v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. William A. McClendon v. T. L. James & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
  2. Cargill, Inc. v. Great American Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
  3. Jones Company v. Signature Flight Support, LLC, et al.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2026

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