HUVAL v. BURKE

No. 1046.

160 So.2d 810 (1964)

Edward HUVAL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wallace BURKE, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 18, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen P. Boulet, St. Martinville, for defendant-appellant.

Emile Duchamp and C. Thomas Bienvenu, Jr., St. Martinville, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TATE, SAVOY, and HOOD, JJ.


TATE, Judge.

This is a tort suit. The plaintiff Huval's car collided with a cow allegedly owned by the defendant Burke. The defendant appeals from judgment awarding damages to the plaintiff.

The defendant-appellant contends that negligence on his part was insufficiently proven and that the plaintiff's recovery is barred by his own contributory negligence. In the alternative, he questions the amount of the damages awarded.

Liability.

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