LOFTON v. CADE

No. 6479.

359 So.2d 1074 (1978)

James B. LOFTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. S. H. CADE et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Refused July 3, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emile E. Turner, Jr., New Orleans, for defendants-appellants.

Gahagan & Gahagan, H. C. Gahagan, Jr., Natchitoches, for plaintiff-appellee.

Whitehead & McCoy by Charles R. Whitehead, Jr., Natchitoches, Brittain & Williams by Jack O. Brittain, Natchitoches, Charles E. Welsh, Bossier City, Watson, Murchison, Crews & Arthur, William P. Crews, Jr., Natchitoches, for defendant-appellee.

Before CULPEPPER, DOMENGEAUX and FORET, JJ.


FORET, Judge.

This litigation arises out of an automobile accident on a two-lane blacktopped highway. The automobile involved was owned and operated by Alvin Strebeck. James Lofton was a passenger in the Strebeck car. The tractor-trailer was owned by Hertz and leased to Harmon Wood Company, Inc. The truck was driven by Michael Mitchell, an employee of Harmon Wood. As a result of the collision, Alvin Strebeck was killed, James Lofton was injured, and Michael Mitchell...

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