VIATOR v. GILBERT

No. 49127.

216 So.2d 821 (1968)

253 La. 81

Weldon VIATOR v. Thomas N. GILBERT, Coating Specialists, Inc., Westchester Fire Insurance Company and John E. Wilkinson.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 16, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Koury, Lafayette, for plaintiff-relator.

Ernest A. Carrere, Jr., L. Howard McCurdy, and James L. Selman, II, of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, for third-party defendant-respondent.

Schoemann, Gomes & Ducote, by Monte J. Ducote, New Orleans, for defendants-respondents.


McCALEB, Justice.

As a result of a four-car collision occurring on Highway 90 three miles east of Boutte, Louisiana on February 5, 1965, plaintiff received personal injuries while a passenger in the second car involved therein and was awarded $59,200 damages in solido against Thomas N. Gilbert, the driver of the third car, his employer, Coating Specialists, Inc., and their insurer, Westchester Fire Insurance Company. These defendants were also granted judgment for...

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