Legal Opinion
Ruthardt v. Tennant
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 12, 1968No. 48981PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
Gerald D. Ruthardt and Jerry L. Dennis instituted this tort action jointly to recover for personal injuries, medical expense and loss of earnings sustained by Ruthardt and for property damage incurred by Dennis. The injuries and property damage are alleged to have resulted from a collision which occurred between the 1957 Chevrolet owned by Dennis, being driven by Ruthardt, and a 1953 Mercury station wagon driven by the defendant James R. Tennant.
At the trial there was judgment in favor of Ruthardt against Tennant for $131, the amount of Ruthardt’s medical expense, and in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Davis v. BankstonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
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