TRAHAN v. MORRISON ASSUR. CO., INC.

No. 8137.

398 So.2d 146 (1981)

Lorena Ann TRAHAN et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. MORRISON ASSURANCE COMPANY, INC. et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 15, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brinkhaus, Dauzat & Falgoust, William A. Brinkhaus, Opelousas, for defendants-appellants, third party plaintiffs.

Stockwell, Sievert, Viccellio, Clements & Shaddock, Robert S. Dampf, Lake Charles, Onebane, Donohoe, Bernard, Torian, Diaz, McNamara & Abell, Timothy J. McNamara, Lafayette, for defendant-appellee.

E. M. Nichols, Lake Charles, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before CULPEPPER, FORET and STOKER, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

Plaintiff filed this suit for damages for personal injuries to her minor son, resulting from his shirt catching fire while he was playing with a cigarette lighter on September 30, 1976. Defendants are West Brothers of Eunice, Inc., who allegedly sold the shirt to plaintiff, and Morrison Assurance Company, the liability insurer of West Brothers. These two defendants filed third party demands against K-Mart Corporation, who allegedly sold the lighter...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases