Legal Opinion
Smith v. Monroe Grocery Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 11, 1936No. Nos. 5314, 5315PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Judge.
A school bus transporting some 25 CCC enrollees was proceeding on the Dixie-Overland Highway between Monroe and Ruston in this state, about 9:30 on the night of August 30, 1935, and collided with a truck belonging to defendant Monroe Grocery Company, Limited. In this collision, Melvin Lee Smith and Oscar James were killed. Both of them were occupants of the bus and enjoyed the ages of 18 years.
As a result of said deaths, these suits were brought by the respective mothers and fathers of the deceased young men against the Monroe Grocery Company, Limited, and its insurer, the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Guillory v. Avoyelles Railway Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- Horrell v. Gulf & Valley Cotton Oil Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
- McDonald v. NebraskaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1900
- Matheson's Admin. v. Grant's Admin.Supreme Court of the United States · 1844
- Van Doren v. Pennsylvania R.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1899
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Mitchell v. SklarLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1940
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