Legal Opinion
Thornton v. Peak
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 4, 1939No. 2017PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DORE, Judge.
On January 20, 1938, Mrs. Geneva Thornton was killed when a truck driven by Jules Peak, allegedly in the course of his employment by The Standard Machine Company, ran into an automobile in which she was a passenger. On February 19, 1938, John Dalton Thornton, the twenty-year old son of the deceased, emancipated by marriage, filed a joint suit with his father, Vértice (Vertís) C. Thornton, the surviving spouse, against Peak, his employer and his employer’s insurance carrier, The Central Surety & Insurance Corporation, praying for damages against the three defendants in solido for…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Reed v. WarrenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
- Delisle v. BourriagueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Thornton v. Central Surety & Ins. Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
- Nelms v. BoswellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1931
3Cited by5 opinions
- Board of Com'rs v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS EX REL. PUBLIC BELT R. COMMISSIONSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- Burthlong v. HuberLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1941
- Thornton v. Central Surety & Ins. Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
- McDonald v. Employers Mut. Casualty Co.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1947
- Thomas v. Matthews Lumber Co. of MansfieldLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967