BROWN v. S. A. BOUGE & SONS, INC.

No. 43979.

118 So.2d 891 (1960)

239 La. 473

Ella BROWN v. S. A. BOURG & SONS, INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 21, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blanchard & Blanchard, Farrell A. Blanchard, Donaldsonville, for plaintiff-relator.

Voorhies, Labbe, Voorhies, Fontenot & Leonard, Lafayette, for defendants-respondents.


VIOSCA, Justice.

Plaintiff, as the surviving widow of Melvin Brown, brought suit to recover damages for the death of her husband which occurred when a taxicab in which he was riding as a passenger crashed into the rear of a truck and trailer on the Morgan City Bridge spanning the Atchafalaya River during the early hours of October 16, 1955. Plaintiff sought a solidary judgment against S. A. Bourg & Sons, Inc., hereinafter called Bourg, owner of the truck, Edward...

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