Beverly Jane BRODY, Individually, etc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
February 12, 1971.
Rehearing Denied June 11, 1971.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
G. Harrison Scott, New Orleans, La., for Beverly Jane Brody and others.
John Pat Little, Charles Schwartz, Jr., Maumus F. Claverie, Jr., Michael F. Little, New Orleans, La., for Mickey K. Hargitay and others; Jerome Weber, Beverly Hills, Cal., of counsel.
Frederick J. Gisevius, Jr., New Orleans, La., Irwin Boscoe, Los Angeles, Cal., Bernard B. Cohen, Beverly Hills, Cal., for W. W. Pique, and others.
Paul V. Cassisa, New Orleans, La., for Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co., Stevens and Harrison.
John J. Weigel, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, Ignatz G. Kiefer, James T. McLlelland, New Orleans, La., for The City of New Orleans, The Travelers Insurance Co. and J. T. McLlelland; John V. Baus, Donald O. Collins and James R. Murrell, III, New Orleans, La., of counsel.
Alvin J. Liska, City Atty., Beuker F. Amann, Asst. City Atty., New Orleans, La., for The City of New Orleans.
Curtis R. Boisfontaine, Edward P. Lobman, New Orleans, La., for Allstate Insurance Co.
George V. Baus, New Orleans, La., for Richard Rambo, Johnson Motor Line, and Aetna Casualty and Surety Co.
Before GODBOLD, CLARK and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
After a lengthy trial, the jury found for the defendants in these cases brought for deaths and personal injuries suffered in a rear-end automobile accident. We affirm.
The accident occurred at approximately 2:30 a.m. on a straight two-lane stretch of U.S. Highway 90 on the outskirts of New Orleans, Louisiana. A car owned by Gus Stevens and driven by Ronald Harrison struck the rear of the truck-trailer rig of Johnson Motor Freight Lines...
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