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SCALES v. ST. JOHN

No. CA-8273.

522 So.2d 1192 (1988)

Burnell SCALES, Sr., et al. v. Marco ST. JOHN, II, XYZ Ins. Co., and the City of New Orleans.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Granted May 6, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mtumishi St. Julien, and Ronald A. Welcker, Dennis J. Phayer, Vincent Glorioso, Glorioso, Welcker & Zaunbrecher, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellees Burnell Scales, et al.

Okla Jones, II, City Atty., Val K. Scheurich, III, Deputy City Atty., Don J. Hernandez, Chief Deputy City Atty., Anthony J. Stewart, Cheryl Quirk Landrieu, Michael W. Tifft, Asst. City Attys., New Orleans, for defendant-appellant City of New Orleans.

Before GULOTTA, C.J., and KLEES and LOBRANO, JJ.

KLEES, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the trial court finding the City of New Orleans strictly liable for the death of Aletess Scales arising out of an automobile accident on the night of May 21, 1984.

The vehicular collision occurred at the intersection of Freret and Calhoun Streets in New Orleans. The decedent was driving eastbound on Freret towards downtown. Her minor son, Nick Scales, was a passenger in the car. The driver of the other vehicle...

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