Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Gulf Insurance Company
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 5, 1967No. 48355PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANDERS, Justice.
This action for damages ex delicto poses the question of whether the disserving testimony of a plaintiff as to the circumstances of an automobile accident bars his recovery as a judicial confession or conclusive admission, despite other preponderating evidence supporting the liability of the defendant. This recurring question lurked near the surface in two recent decisions of this Court. 1 It must-now be resolved.
On November 3, 1962, Lloyd Jackson, Sr., Lena Porea, and Kathleen Lee, plaintiffs herein, were guest passengers in an automobile driven by Lloyd Jackson, Jr. and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Farley v. Frost-Johnson Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
- Sanderson v. FrostSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
- Felt v. PriceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- Bowers v. Hardware Mutual Casualty CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Coleman v. Jones & PickettSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Rue v. State, Dept. of HighwaysSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Cheatham v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- CT Traina, Inc. v. Sunshine Plaza, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
- Crawford v. DeshotelsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Hazelwood Farm, Inc. v. Liberty Oil and Gas Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
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