HOUSTON v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT

No. 10603.

188 So.2d 923 (1966)

Flossie L. Hall HOUSTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 4, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lunn, Irion, Switzer, Trichel & Johnson, Shreveport, for plaintiff-appellant.

J. N. Marcantel, John Gallagher, John Schober, Jr., Shreveport, for defendant-appellant.

Before HARDY, AYRES, and BOLIN, JJ.


AYRES, Judge.

This is an action for damages for the death of Joseph Lee Houston, who was killed when struck and run over by a garbage or trash-collecting truck owned and operated by the defendant, City of Shreveport. This action was instituted by decedent's surviving widow in her individual capacity and that of natural tutrix of a minor child.

The accident in which Houston lost his life occurred October 15, 1963, near the intersection of Linwood Avenue with...

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