Hebert v. Meibaum

We granted a rehearing in this matter because we entertained doubt that the evidence produced at the trial was sufficient to warrant the application of the doctrine of last clear chance. A re-examination of the record has made it necessary for us to review and again discuss the evidence upon which the conclusions reached in our original opinion are predicated.

The plaintiff, Sidney L. Hebert, received painful and serious personal injuries on August 5, 1940, when he was struck on his left leg by the front bumper of an automobile owned and driven by the defendant, Christian Meibaum. The accident…