DINKINS v. LYONS

Nos. 12312, 12313.

295 So.2d 888 (1974)

John R. DINKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jack Clelons LYONS et al., Defendants-Appellees. John Percy DINKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

May 28, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Wells, Bossier City, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Brittain & Williams, by Jack O. Brittain, Natchitoches, for Southern Farm Bureau Cas. Ins. Co.

Theus, Grisham, Davis & Leigh, by J. Bachman Lee, Monroe, for Jack C. Lyons.

Cook, Clark, Egan, Yancey & King, by Benjamin C. King, Shreveport, for Grain Dealers Mut. Ins. Co.

Before BOLIN, PRICE and HALL, JJ.


PRICE, Judge.

These two tort actions have been consolidated for the purpose of trial and appeal as they involve common issues of law and fact. The plaintiffs in each of the suits were guest passengers in a 1969 Pontiac automobile driven by Richard Beard which was involved in a collision with another vehicle in Webster Parish on May 4, 1971. Plaintiffs, as well as another guest passenger, Reuben H. Porterfield sustained physical injuries as a result of the accident...

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