FONTANA v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INS. CO.

No. 1358.

173 So.2d 284 (1965)

Peggy FONTANA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 14, 1965.

Writ Refused June 8, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roach, Hennigan & Shaheen, by Philip J. Shaheen, Jr., Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellant.

McBride & Brewster, by William H. McBride, Lafayette, for defendant-appellee.

Before TATE, HOOD, and CULPEPPER, JJ.


TATE, Judge.

This is a tort suit. The plaintiff Mrs. Fontana was injured while riding as a guest passenger. Made defendant is the liability insurer of the host driver. The plaintiff passenger appeals from the trial jury's denial of her claim.

Only two witnesses to the accident testified, (a) the plaintiff, Mrs. Fontana, and (b) S. P. Larussa, the defendant's insured and the driver of the vehicle in which Mrs. Fontana was injured. Both of them testified to...

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