Legal Opinion
Department of Highways v. Lykes Bros. S. S. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 10, 1945No. 37824PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAWTHORNE, Justice.
The Department of Highways, created and established by Act No. 4 of 1942, instituted this suit to recover damages caused by a collision of a ship named the “Sea Scamp” with a bridge maintained by plaintiff as a part of the public state highways across the Industrial Canal. Named as defendants in this suit were the Lykes Bros. Steamship Company, Inc., and the American Insurance Company, American Eagle Fire Insurance Company, Continental Insurance Company, Fidelity-Phenix Fire Insurance Company of New York, Firemen’s Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey; Glen Falls…
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