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CAIN v. HOUSTON GENERAL INS. CO.

Nos. 12806 to 12809.

327 So.2d 526 (1976)

John Henry CAIN et al. v. HOUSTON GENERAL INSURANCE CO. et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 15, 1976.

Writs Refused April 27, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Whitmeyer & Rubenstein by Claudius E. Whitmeyer, Shreveport, for John Henry Cain.

Dodd, Barker, Avant, Wall & Thomas by James D. Thomas, II, Baton Rouge, for Jennie V. Cain.

Dixon, Thomas & Fleming by Edmund M. Thomas, Shreveport, for Edwina Lynne Cain, Individually and as Provisional Tutrix of the Minor, Marcellus DeWayne Cain.

William D. Hall, Shreveport, for Mary Jean Dotie, Provisional Tutrix of the Minors, Roy Lea Dotie and Patricia Ann Dotie.

Ronald R. Thompson, Robert J. Jones, Norman L. Sisson, D. Ross Banister, William W. Irwin, Jr., Jerry F. Davis, Johnie E. Branch, Jr., Baton Rouge, for State of La., Dept. of Highways.

Before HALL, MARVIN and SMITH, JJ.

En Banc. Rehearing Denied March 15, 1976.

MARVIN, Judge.

A one-vehicle accident resulted in fatal injuries to three guest passengers and non-fatal injuries to the driver and his wife. Four separate lawsuits, each naming the State Department of Highways among the defendants, were filed and eventually consolidated for trial below. From a judgment rejecting their demands against the State, all plaintiffs appeal. We reverse the lower court.

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