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EAVES v. McLEOD BROS. CONTRACTORS, INC.

No. 8072.

395 So.2d 437 (1981)

James Keith EAVES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. McLEOD BROTHERS CONTRACTORS, INC. et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 23, 1981.

Writ Refused May 18, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Woodley, Barnett, Cox, Williams & Fenet, J. L. Cox, Lake Charles, for defendants-appellants.

John P. Navarre, Oakdale, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before DOMENGEAUX, STOKER and LABORDE, JJ.

DOMENGEAUX, Judge.

A jury awarded plaintiff, James Keith Eaves, $5,000.00 for personal injuries and $10,000.00 for property damages sustained when the truck and fully loaded dump trailer which he owned and was operating crashed into the rear of two trucks owned by defendant, McLeod Brothers Contractors, Inc., and being operated by two of defendant's employees. In a 9-3 verdict, the jury found that defendant's drivers were negligent and that plaintiff was not contributorily...

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