Legal Opinion
Tucker v. State
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 26, 1956No. 4295PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELLIS, Judge.
In this suit the plaintiff, Bennie Tucker, seeks damages for injuries sustained by him when he was struck by a truck operated and owned by the Louisiana State Highway Department. A suit was first filed in Orleans Parish, which joined both the State of Louisiana and its insurer, the Marquette Casualty Co. This suit was dismissed voluntarily 'by the plaintiff and a second suit was filed in East Baton Rouge Parish against the insurer alone. An exception of prescription was sustained and this second suit dismissed. The present suit is against the State of Louisiana alone and the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rottman v. BeverlySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Baquif v. MerauxLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
- Hixson Funeral Home v. StateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1948
- Wheadon v. PorterLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1953
3Cited by5 opinions
- Lebo v. Metropolitan Casualty InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
- Tucker v. Marquette Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Meade v. CutrerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
- Duree v. STATE, DEPT. OF INSTITUTIONSLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
- Duree v. State ex rel. Department of InstitutionsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957