FONTENOT v. WOOD

No. 535.

140 So.2d 34 (1962)

Tom J. FONTENOT et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Ollie J. WOOD, Jr., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 1, 1962.

Certiorari Denied June 4, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gold, Hall & Skye, by Leo Gold, Alexandria, for defendants-appellants.

Frugé & Foret, by Jack C. Frugé, Ville Platte, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before SAVOY, TATE and CULPEPPER, JJ.


SAVOY, Judge.

In this case Mr. Tom J. Fontenot and his wife, Ollie Soileau Fontenot, seek damages for the death of their thirteen-year-old son, Tom Wayne Fontenot, who, while riding a bicycle on the highway, was struck from the rear by an automobile being driven by defendant, Ollie J. Wood, Jr. From an adverse judgment the defendants have appealed.

The accident occurred during a misting rain on December 9, 1960, at about 5:30 P.M. on U. S. Highway 167 approximately...

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