Legal Opinion
McNeely v. National Hot Rod Ass'n
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 11, 1988No. 87-C-2614PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WATSON, Justice.
On May 26, 1984, a plank in the bleachers of the State Capitol Raceway or Drag-way in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, broke, sending three people approximately twenty feet to the ground. Plaintiffs, Mickey Loyd and Gail Littleton McNeely, brought this suit against the National Hot Rod Association, which was sponsoring the races and its insurer, International Insurance Company, alleging that the negligence of the NHRA caused their injuries in the fall.
The policy of International Insurance Company covered the NHRA Cajun Nationals conducted at the State Capitol Raceway in Baton Rouge,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Cothern v. LaRoccaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
- Boyer v. Iowa High School Athletic AssociationSupreme Court of Iowa · 1967
- Allen v. Shreveport Theatre Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
- Fitchett v. BuchananCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1970
- McNeely v. National Hot Rod Ass'nLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
3Cited by1 opinion
- Bart v. WysockiLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990