WHITE v. MORRIS

No. 58692.

345 So.2d 461 (1977)

L. P. WHITE v. De Wayne C. MORRIS et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied May 13, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alonzo P. Wilson, Gist, Methvin & Trimble, Alexandria, for defendants-applicants.

Richard E. Lee, Holt, Wagner & Lee, Pineville, for plaintiff-respondent.


DENNIS, Justice.

L. P. White, a Rapides Parish Deputy Sheriff, instituted this personal injury action against DeWayne C. Morris, who in resistance to White's attempt to arrest him, delivered the officer a damaging blow to the face. Also joined as a defendant was Morris' homeowner's liability insurer, Hartford Insurance Group, which admitted insurance coverage.

At approximately 12:30 a. m. on the morning of November 3, 1974, Deputy White and his partner, O...

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