CALAIS v. THIBODEAUX

No. 2629.

220 So.2d 209 (1969)

Annabelle CALAIS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Dalton THIBODEAUX, Jr., et al., Defendants and Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 2, 1969.

Writ Refused May 9, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Domengeaux, Wright & Bienvenu, by W. Paul Hawley, Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellant.

Voorhies, Labbe, Fontenot, Leonard & McGlasson, by David Foster, Lafayette, C. Thomas Bienvenu, Jr., St. Martinville, for defendants-appellees.

Before HOOD, SAVOY and CULPEPPER, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a wrongful death action. Plaintiff is the mother of Felton Calais, who, while walking on a rural highway at night, was struck and killed by a vehicle driven by the defendant, Dalton Thibodeaux, Jr. From an adverse judgment, the plaintiff appealed.

The substantial issue is whether Thibodeaux was negligent in failing to see the deceased in time to avoid the accident.

The pertinent facts are set forth in an excellent written...

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