BENJAMIN v. SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INS. CO.

No. 3872.

264 So.2d 251 (1972)

Elisha BENJAMIN and Teresa Benjamin, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 12, 1972.

Writ Refused September 22, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gahagan & Kelly by Russell E. Gahagan, Natchitoches, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Brittain, Carver & Williams by Jack O. Brittain, Natchitoches, for defendants-appellees.

Before FRUGE, SAVOY and DOMENGEAUX, JJ.


SAVOY, Judge.

This is an action in tort by plaintiffs, as father and mother of Donald Benjamin, age 20, who drowned on March 27, 1970. Named as defendants are G. C. Messenger, Paul Messenger, and their insurer, Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company.

For a cause of action plaintiffs alleged that prior to the death of their son, Donald, he and Dan Webster were in a boat with an outboard motor attached to the rear; that the boat and motor were owned...

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