Legal Opinion
Fontenot v. Brown
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 29, 1951No. 3422PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOTTINGER, Judge.
This is a suit for damages ex-delicto to recover the value of a cow which was injured when it was run over by an automobile operated by defendant. The injuries were such as to necessitate the subsequent “mercy” killing of the cow. From a judgment in favor of defendant dismissing the suit at petitioner’s costs, petitioner has prosecuted this appeal.
The accident occurred at dusk on March 6, 1950, near White Hall in Livingston Parish. Petitioner did not witness the accident and alleges negligence merely on. the fact that defendant ran into the cow. Defendant was driving along a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Geoghegan v. Greyhound Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
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