Lacara v. West Monroe Gin Co.

HAMITER, Judge.

On the afternoon of October 14, 1936, a truck belonging to a baking establishment was parked in front of the Carey Holmes Store in the City of West Monroe, Louisiana, headed in a westerly direction and located approximately six feet from the paved street. While plaintiff was standing at its rear, removing bread and cakes therefrom for delivery to the store, a trailer became disengaged from a truck which was traveling west on said street, swerved across and off the pavement and crashed into him. He received serious injuries.

The truck, to which the trailer had been attached,…