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Ralph Joseph Falsetta, known as Big Ralph Falsetta (April 25, 1914 – May 13, 1999),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ralph Joseph Falsetta )〕 was a businessman from his native Donaldsonville in Ascension Parish near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who from 1975 to 1976 represented District 18 as a Democrat in the Louisiana State Senate.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Membership in the Louisiana State Senate since 1880:Ascension Parish )〕 ==Background== Falsetta was the son of Anthony "Tony" Falsetta (1885-1963)〔 and the former Rosa Regira (1890-1966), both natives of Italy.〔 Tony Falsetta founded the Town and Country Club in Donaldsonville, where Fats Domino, Little Richard, and Irma Thomas often played during the 1950s. Ralph Falsetta and his wife, the former Solange Simoneaux (1911-1996), had three children, Raphael Anthony "Rip" Falsetta (1943-2009); Rosalyn F. Griffin, the widow of Charles Griffin; and Marilyn F. Diez and husband, Ronald. Until his death, Raphael Falsetta managed the family business, Falsetta Amusements. Falsetta was involved in two automobile accidents twelve years apart, both of which were the subjects of civil suits and appeals in the Louisiana 23rd Judicial District Court and the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the First Circuit. In the first accident, on May 17, 1961, Falsetta rear-ended the vehicle ahead of him driven by Morgan City restaurateur John Joseph Bogasky, who was passing through Donaldsonville while returning home from an out-of-state trip. Bogasky unsuccessfully sought damages for personal injury and property loss. The district court held that both Bogasky and Falsetta were partially negligent in the accident. The court ruled that Bogasky as the plaintiff held the burden of proof to show that Falsetta, the defendant, alone caused the crash by following too closely and failed to provide a proper lookout. Yet, the court found that "at the very least" Bogasky was "guilty of contributory negligence in stopping suddenly immediately in front of the defendant." Falsetta admitted to having drunk three or four scotch and soda cocktails at Bob Seeds Lounge〔It is unclear if this Bob Seeds Lounge was owned by the professional baseball player Bob Seeds, who did not seem to have any Louisiana connection. Apparently, the lounge no longer exists.〕 within an hour of the accident. Falsetta said that he then went to his family-owned Town and Country Club for a short time but drank nothing there. The court did not address whether Falsetta was intoxicated at the time of the crash. Falsetta did not answer the appeal filed by Bogasky before the appeals court, which denied damages to the plaintiff. In the second accident on May 1, 1973, Falsetta, his wife, and another couple were involved in a two-vehicle collision as Falsetta entered Louisiana Highway 1 in Donaldsonville. The trial court and the appeals court determined that because of conflicting testimony, the plaintiff, Harry J. Boudreaux, was partially negligent in the crash. He hence failed to collect damages. Falsetta was an uninsured motorist, but his passenger, Harvey Blanchard, affirmed that Falsetta followed traffic rules when he entered the highway. The two vehicles were sideswiped. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ralph Falsetta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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