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BABINEAUX v. PERNIE BAILEY DRILLING CO.

No. 5465.

335 So.2d 747 (1976)

Arlene King BABINEAUX, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. PERNIE BAILEY DRILLING COMPANY et al., Defendants and Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 18, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Minos Simon, Ltd. by Kenneth De-Jean, Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellant.

Dubuisson, Brinkhaus, Guglielmo & Dauzat by James T. Guglielmo, Opelousas, for defendants appellees.

Before HOOD, CULPEPPER and PETERS, JJ.

CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a suit for damages for the wrongful death of Cecil Babineaux, who was shot during a labor dispute. Plaintiffs are the minor children of the deceased. Defendants are Willie Castille and Merlin Joseph Hanks, Jr., who were employed to guard a drilling rig owned by defendant, Pernie Bailey Drilling Company. Hanks fired the fatal shot. From a jury verdict absolving defendants of all liability, plaintiffs appealed.

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