CARMOUCHE v. LYONS

No. 4498.

293 So.2d 611 (1974)

Ethel CARMOUCHE et al., Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. Wilber J. LYONS and Safeco Insurance Company, Defendants and Appellants, Calvin Thibodeaux and Eva Dell Thibodeaux, Defendants and Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 14, 1974.

Writ Refused June 21, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Franklin, Moore, Beychok & Cooper by William Henry Cooper, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellants.

Domengeaux & Wright, William H. Lambert, Lafayette, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Mouton, Roy, Carmouche & Hailey by Harmon F. Roy, Lafayette, for defendants-appellees.

Before CULPEPPER, MILLER and WATSON, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a suit for damages for personal injuries arising out of an automobile accident. The plaintiffs, Ethel Carmouche and Joseph Carlton Paddio, were passengers in a vehicle being driven by the defendant, Eva Dell Thibodeaux. This vehicle collided with a pickup truck being driven by the defendant, Wilber Lyons. The district judge found both drivers negligent. Only the defendant Lyons and his insurer have appealed.

The issue on appeal is...

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