DUPLECHIN v. JOHN DOE, RIMMER & GARRETT, INC.

No. 6695.

365 So.2d 53 (1978)

Paul DUPLECHIN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. JOHN DOE, RIMMER & GARRETT, INC., et al., Defendants and Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 15, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald J. Block, Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert J. Larue, Jr., New Orleans, for intervenor-appellant.

Onebane, Donohoe, Bernard, Torian, Diaz, McNamara & Abell, Edward C. Abell, Jr. and Chris G. Robbins, Lafayette, for defendants-appellees.

Before CULPEPPER, GUIDRY and FORET, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a suit for damages for personal injuries. The plaintiff, Paul Duplechin, was standing beside the highway when a passing truck struck a large metal hinge lying on the road, causing the hinge to fly through the air and hit plaintiff's wrist. Named as defendants are (1) John Doe, the unknown driver of the truck, (2) Rimmer and Garrett, Inc., owner of the truck, and (3) Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Inc., insurer of the truck. The action...

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