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DESHOTELS v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 15149.

219 F.2d 271 (1955)

Juelene Howell DESHOTELS, etc., Appellant, v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 11, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rosamond J. Vidrine, Albert Tate, Jr. and L. O. Fusilier, Tate & Fusilier, Ville Platte, La., for appellant.

J. J. Davidson, Jr., Davidson, Meaux, Onebane & Nehrbass, Lafayette, La., for appellee.

Before HOLMES, RIVES and TUTTLE, Circuit Judges.

TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment for defendant entered on a jury verdict. Plaintiffs, the widow of David Deshotels and her minor child, brought this "direct action" against the insurance company as permitted by LSA-R.S. 1950, § 22:655, as amended. The facts and procedural history of this case are amply set out in the opinion of the court below, 116 F.Supp. 55. Briefly stating the circumstances of David...

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