WAKEFIELD v. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE CO.

No. 4497.

253 So.2d 667 (1971)

Mrs. Almedia LEITCH, wife of/and Murrell WAKEFIELD, et al. v. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 8, 1971.

Writ Refused January 6, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Forrester, Jr., New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Robert E. Leake, Jr., New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Before LEMMON, STOULIG and BARNETTE, JJ.


In an automobile accident allegedly caused by the negligence of a person insured by Government Employees Insurance Company, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Wakefield and their son, Glen, were killed instantly. Their daughter, Sharon, died in the hospital about two hours later from injuries received in the accident.

Plaintiffs, the father and mother1 of Mr. Wakefield and the mother of Mrs. Wakefield, sued for the damages sustained by their respective...

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