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DUPAS v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

No. 60163.

354 So.2d 1311 (1978)

Robert M. DUPAS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant-Relator, v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, Travelers Insurance Company and William O. Brown, Defendants-Appellees-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied March 3, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald P. Aurillo, Metairie, for plaintiff-appellant-relator.

James L. Selman, II, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, Philip S. Brooks, City Atty., Gerald A. Stewart, Asst. City Atty., New Orleans, for defendants-appellees-respondents.

TATE, Justice.

While crossing a roadway, the plaintiff Dupas, a pedestrian, was struck by a police vehicle driven by the defendant Brown. He sues Brown, the latter's employer (the City of New Orleans), and their insurer for severe personal injuries sustained. The trial and intermediate courts dismissed Dupas's suit on the ground of his contributory negligence. 346 So.2d 322 (La.App. 4th Cir. 1977).

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