FONTENOT v. O'BRIEN

No. 12116.

361 So.2d 298 (1978)

Zola Mae David FONTENOT et al. v. Charles J. O'BRIEN et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

July 10, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Bradley, Baker, of counsel for plaintiff-appellant, Zola Mae David Fontenot, et al.

James A. George, Baton Rouge, of counsel for defendant-appellee, Charles J. O'Brien, Jr.

Donald T. W. Phelps, Baton Rouge, of counsel for third party defendant-appellee, Inter. Harvester Corp.

Paul H. Spaht, Baton Rouge, of counsel for third party defendant-appellee, Fruehauf Corp.

Before LOTTINGER, EDWARDS and PONDER, JJ.


LOTTINGER, Judge.

This is an action ex delicto. From a judgment sustaining a plea of prescription to an amended petition adding a defendant, plaintiffs have appealed.

Plaintiffs filed suit for the wrongful death of Hampton Lee Fontenot as a result of a collision between the tractor-trailer truck the decedent was driving and a cow. At the time of the accident, the decedent was employed by Matlack, Inc., and driving its truck. Named defendants were six executive...

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