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WILSON v. AVIS RENT-A-CAR

No. 14108.

400 So.2d 1184 (1981)

Frank WILSON, Jr. v. AVIS RENT-A-CAR et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

April 13, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren E. Byrd, II, Richard J. Dodson, John Caskey, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant Frank Wilson, Jr.

W. Arthur Abercrombie, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee Avis Rent-A-Car System, Inc.

Bart Eaton, R. Bruce Macmurdo, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee General Motors Corp.

Before LOTTINGER, EDWARDS and PONDER, JJ.

PONDER, Judge.

Plaintiff appealed from a judgment dismissing his suit against Avis Rent-A-Car (Avis) and Raymond J. Smothers for damages sustained in a rear-end collision.

The issues are strict liability of defendant Avis and contributory negligence of plaintiff.

We affirm.

Defendant Smothers was operating an automobile rented from defendant Avis Rent-A-Car. He testified the vehicle's electrical system partially failed, causing the car to stall...

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