THIBODEAUX v. STERNBERG

No. 1149.

164 So.2d 606 (1964)

Alee THIBODEAUX, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Lloyd L. STERNBERG, d/b/a Dixie Truck Service, et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 28, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cavanaugh, Hickman, Brame & Holt, by Meredith T. Holt, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

Grenese R. Jackson, Jennings, for plaintiff-appellee.

Edwards & Edwards, by Norwood M. Lyons, Crowley, for intervenor.

Before FRUGE, SAVOY and CULPEPPER, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

Plaintiff seeks damages for personal injuries caused when the farm tractor and butane tank trailer he was driving on the open highway was struck from the rear by defendant Sternberg's dump truck. After a trial on the merits, the district judge awarded plaintiff judgment for $18,400, including $3,400 special damages. The dump truck's insurer, The Travelers Insurance Company, paid its policy limit of $5,000 and did not appeal. The defendant, Lloyd...

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