POOLE v. SMITH

No. 4428.

289 So.2d 562 (1974)

Lamar A. POOLE et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Larry J. SMITH et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 25, 1974.

Writ Refused April 19, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gold, Hall, Hammill & Little by James D. Davis, Alexandria, for defendants-appellants.

Gravel, Roy & Burnes by James J. Brady, Alexandria, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before CULPEPPER, MILLER and DOMENGEAUX, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a suit for damages for personal injuries. Michael Lamar Poole, who was a minor at the time of the accident but is now a major, was injured when the motorcycle which he was operating collided with a truck being driven by the defendant, Larry J. Smith. From an adverse judgment, defendants appealed.

The decisive issue is whether Michael was contributorily negligent in the operation of the motorcycle.

Michael was driving the motorcycle...

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