Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1975

Tillman v. Canal Insurance

Tillman v. Canal Insurance
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided February 7, 1975 · Dixon
307 So. 2d 630; 1975 La. LEXIS 3705 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Tillman v. Canal Insurance

Dissenting Opinion

DIXON, J.,

dissents from the refusal to grant writs. The Court of Appeal did not correctly apply the sudden emergency doctrine, nor is Simon v. Ford Motor Co., 282 So.2d 126, in any manner applicable. It was error for the Court to hold that the driver Mills had the burden of exonerating himself from fault.

Opinion of the Court

In re: Leonard C. Mills, Sanders Pecan Co., Inc. and Canal Ins. Co., applying for certiorari, or writ of review, to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, Parish of East Feliciana, 305 So.2d 602, 305 So.2d 610.

Writ denied. On the facts found, no error in the result.

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