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HARKINS v. STATE, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS

No. 3371.

247 So.2d 644 (1971)

Walter E. HARKINS et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the Louisiana Board and/or DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Defendant and Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 26, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sandoz, Sandoz & Schiff by Leslie J. Schiff, Opelousas, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Burton, Roberts & Ward by Charles W. Roberts, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee.

Before FRUGÉ, SAVOY and CULPEPPER, JJ.

CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a suit for damages arising out of an automobile accident. The plaintiff, Mr. Walter A. Harkins, was the driver of the automobile which struck a concrete bridge. His wife, Mrs. Gaynell Harkins, was a passenger. Both received serious personal injuries. Mrs. Harkins died about a month after the accident. Mr. Harkins seeks damages for his own injuries and he and four major children seek damages for the wrongful death of Mrs. Harkins. The defendant...

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