Legal Opinion

Gisclair v. Bergeron

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided November 12, 1968No. 7445Published

1Opinion of the Court

BAILES, Judge.

This case presents an appeal by the plaintiffs from an adverse judgment of the trial court denying their demands for damages arising from an accident involving vehicles of the plaintiff, Armand Gisclair, and the defendant, Emile Bergeron. The trial court found that the driver of the Bergeron vehicle was guilty of actionable negligence, however, the demands of the plaintiffs were rejected because it found the driver of the Gisclair vehicle was guilty of contributory negligence which was a proximate cause of the accident. We find the trial court was correct in its determination…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Washington Fire & Marine Insurance v. Firemen's InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
  2. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance v. George W. Foshee Lumber Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
  3. Williams v. CallaisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
  4. Choppin v. ConlyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1958

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