BROWN v. AETNA LIFE & CAS. INS. CO.

No. 7973.

394 So.2d 290 (1980)

Laura L. BROWN et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AETNA LIFE & CASUALTY INS. CO. et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 17, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Brewer, Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Woodley, Barnett, Cox, Williams & Fenet by Edgar F. Barnett, Raggio Cappel, Chozen & Berniard, Richard Cappel and James Morris, Lake Charles, for defendants-appellees.

Before FORET, CUTRER and LABORDE, JJ.


LABORDE, Judge.

This appeal involves the interpretation of LSA-R.S. 42:261E, a statute granting certain defendants, under specified conditions, the right to require the plaintiff to furnish a bond for attorney's fees before proceeding with trial.

Plaintiff, Laura Brown, individually and on behalf of her four minor children, sued several defendants for the wrongful death of her husband. Pursuant to LSA-R.S. 42:261E, two of the defendants—State Trooper...

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