CONSTANT v. STATE

No. 52078.

272 So.2d 675 (1973)

Ann Walls CONSTANT, Individually and as Tutrix, etc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Relator, v. STATE of Louisiana, Defendant-Appellant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied February 19, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard C. Cadwallader, Jonathan C. Harris, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-applicant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Kenneth C. Dejean, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant-respondent.


TATE, Justice.

The widow of a National Guardsman brings suit to recover for his wrongful death. He was killed when his jeep overturned en route back to the armory on a day when he was assigned to duty for a make-up drill. The trial court awarded damages to the plaintiff widow for herself and the three dependent children of the marriage, but the court of appeal reversed. 255 So.2d 453 ...

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