KATZ AND BESTHOFF, INC. v. AUTO TRAILER RENTAL, INC.

No. 5432.

288 So.2d 69 (1974)

KATZ AND BESTHOFF, INC., and Katz and Besthoff #20, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary, v. AUTO TRAILER RENTAL, INC., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

January 8, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bienvenu & Culver, New Orleans (Lawrence F. Babst, Jr.), New Orleans, for defendants-appellants.

Montgomery, Barnett, Brown & Read, New Orleans (Charles A. Boggs, New Orleans), for plaintiff-appellee.

Wiedemann & Fransen, New Orleans (Clifton A. Adcox, New Orleans), for defendants-appellees.

Before REDMANN, LEMMON and BAILES, JJ.


LEMMON, Judge.

Plaintiff's building was damaged when struck by a rented trailer, which became detached from Harry G. Brewer's moving automobile. Plaintiff sued Brewer, Auto Trailer Rental, Inc. (the trailer lessor), and their insurers. Auto Trailer and its insurer have now appealed from an adverse judgment following a trial on the merits.

After attaching a portable trailer hitch to the rear bumper of his vehicle, Brewer drove to Auto Trailer's lot and rented...

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