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BROUSSARD v. BROUSSARD

Nos. 57807, 57811.

340 So.2d 1309 (1976)

Aljane Domingue BROUSSARD v. Dudley BROUSSARD.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied January 21, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Homer Ed Barousse, Jr., Edwards, Stefanski & Barousse, Crowley, for plaintiff-applicant in No. 57807 and for plaintiff-respondent in No. 57811.

Thomas Robert Shelton, Lafayette, for defendant-applicant in No. 57811 and for defendant-respondent in No. 57807.

DENNIS, Justice.

This case raises the question of whether a husband's recovery during marriage of personal injury damages resulting from a premarital accident is his separate property. Dudley Broussard asserted a claim under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. 688, for an injury he received on October 20, 1967. While the matter was pending he and Aljane Domingue were married on July 4, 1969. Mr. Broussard settled his claim for $51,000 on April 19, 1971, and on the same day he...

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