RUPPERT v. STOUT

No. 2980.

231 So.2d 428 (1970)

John RUPPERT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Tommy STOUT et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 11, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guillory, Guillory & Guillory, by A. Frank McGee, Eunice, for plaintiff-appellant.

Mouton, Champagne & Colomb, by Welton P. Mouton, Jr., Lafayette, for defendant-appellee.

Before TATE, FRUGE and HOOD, JJ.


FRUGE, Judge.

This is an action for damages arising from an automobile accident on April 2, 1966. The trial court held that the plaintiff's negligence contributed to the accident, and denied recovery. The plaintiff then appealed to this court.

The accident occurred about 7:00 to 7:15 p.m. between dusk and dark in a rural area on Louisiana Highway 91 between Iota and Eunice. At the place of the accident the highway is a straight two-lane blacktop highway with...

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