MALLETT v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 3220.

240 So.2d 413 (1970)

Anthony J. MALLETT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 2, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alvis J. Roche, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellant.

Raleigh Newman, Lake Charles, Stockwell, St. Dizier, Sievert & Viccellio, by Robert W. Thomas, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellee.

Before FRUGEé, CULPEPPER and MILLER, JJ.


MILLER, Judge.

The trial judge rejected plaintiff's claim for personal injuries arising out of an intersectional collision, finding that the accident was caused by a latent defect in defendant's brakes. The trial court also denied the third-party action of plaintiff's insurer against defendant under its uninsured motorist coverage. Plaintiff appealed and plaintiff's insurer appealed on the third-party demand.

We affirm. The evidence supports the finding that...

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