Legal Opinion
Towles v. Jones
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 19, 1957No. 4489Published
1Opinion of the Court
ELLIS, Judge.
Willie Towles instituted this suit against Voladie Jones contending that certain injuries he received on January 19, 1956 were incurred when his leg was run over by a truck operated by Mr. Jones. Judgment was sought in the amount of $16,654. The trial court, satisfied that plaintiff had not sustained his burden of proof, granted judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff has appealed from this judgment.
The record reveals the following facts:
The defendant, Voladie Jones, was driving north in a stake body truck along the blacktopped River Road in Ascension Parish, north of Sunshine,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gaiennie v. Cooperative Produce Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
- Vowell v. Manufacturers Casualty Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Kirk v. United Gas Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- Warnick v. Louisiana Highway CommissionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1941
- Safety Tire Service, Inc. v. MurovLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1932
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