Rigouts v. Larkan
Rigouts v. Larkan, 153 So. 2d 363 (La. 1963).
Cited by
- Logan v. Louisiana Dock Co., Inc. 541 So. 2d 182 La. 1989
- Smiciklas v. Groendyke Transport, Inc. 505 So. 2d 775 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1987
- Lowenburg v. Labor Pool of America, Inc. 296 So. 2d 846 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1974
- Broussard v. National Food Stores of La., Inc. 246 So. 2d 838 La. 1971
- Jordan v. Travelers Insurance Company 245 So. 2d 151 La. 1971
- Waller v. King 188 So. 2d 231 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1966
- Pitre v. Pitre 182 So. 2d 682 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1965
- Veillon v. Sylvester 174 So. 2d 189 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1965
Opinion text
HAMITER, Justice (concurring in part and dissenting in part). My appreciation of the facts of this case compels me to conclude that the drivers of the two colliding vehicles were guilty of concurrent negligence which proximately caused the accident. Thus, Reverend Rig-outs approached the bridge on a wet, slippery, steep down-grade, highway (previously he had used this route often) at a *368 speed of approximately forty-five miles per hour and hence, under such circumstances, he was not exercising reasonable and proper control of his automobile which admittedly had worn or slick tires. Larlcan, on the other hand, drove at a rather rapid rate his large, wide, combination truck-trailer onto, and partially across, such bridge while straddling the highway’s center line. Accordingly, I am of the opinion that neither plaintiffs nor the defendant should recover damages herein.