WORTHAM v. OWENS

No. 2076.

200 So.2d 781 (1967)

Gus WORTHAM et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Zachary OWENS et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

June 29, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam Nelken, Natchitoches, for appellant.

Cunningham & Cunningham by W. Peyton Cunningham, Jr., Natchitoches, for defendants-appellees.

Before TATE, SAVOY, and HOOD, JJ.


TATE, Judge.

The plaintiffs owned a Black Angus calf which was struck by a vehicle driven by the defendant Owens. The plaintiffs sue Owens and his liability insurer for the value of the dead calf. They appeal from judgment dismissing their suit.

The facts are uncontradicted. The accident occurred after dark. Owens was driving at a speed of about 30 mph on a gravelled country road. He had his headlights on bright. He did not see the black calf standing in or...

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