HIDALGO v. THOMAS

No. 2934.

229 So.2d 446 (1969)

Iris M. HIDALGO et vir, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Eugene D. THOMAS et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 16, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Kenneth Deshotel, Opelousas, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Fruge & Foret, by J. Burton Foret, Ville Platte, for defendants-appellees.

Before TATE, SAVOY and CULPEPPER, J.


TATE, Judge.

Mrs. Hidalgo and her husband sue Thomas and his insurer for damages resulting from an accident allegedly caused by Thomas's negligence. The trial court held that Mrs. Hidalgo's contributory negligence bars recovery.

The plaintiffs appeal from the dismissal of their suit. The chief issue concerns the trial court's finding of contributory negligence.

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The accident occurred in daylight hours one June afternoon. It took place...

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