ST. AMAND v. PETRO SALES, INC.

No. 2785.

225 So.2d 399 (1969)

Milbert ST. AMAND et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PETRO SALES, INC. et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Dissenting Opinion July 15, 1969.

Rehearing Denied August 7, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sandoz, Sandoz & Schiff, by Lawrence B. Sandoz, Jr., Opelousas, for plaintiff-appellant.

Dubuisson & Dubuisson, by James G. Dubuisson, Opelousas, for defendant-appellee.

Before TATE, SAVOY, and HOOD, JJ.


TATE, Judge.

The plaintiffs, a driver and his collision insurer, appeal from the dismissal of their tort suit. The chief issue is whether the trial court committed manifest error in holding that the plaintiff driver was contributorily negligent because of excessive speed.

The suit arises from an accident occurring after dark at 9:00 P.M. on July 30, 1962. It took place in the open country on Louisiana Highway 10, a principal state route between Opelousas and...

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