PEARCE v. L. J. EARNEST, INC.

No. 8670.

411 So.2d 1276 (1982)

Malcolm Keith PEARCE, et al., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. L. J. EARNEST, INC., et al., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied May 7, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gist, Methvin, Hughes & Munsterman, David A. Hughes, Alexandria, for defendant-appellant-appellee.

James B. Frederick, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee-appellant.

E. L. Edwards, Jr., Many, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before FORET, CUTRER and DOUCET, JJ.


DOUCET, Judge.

Plaintiffs instituted this trespass action against the Department of Transportation and Development, and its contractor, L. J. Earnest, Inc., seeking damages for destruction of numerous ornamental trees and other property damage and, additionally, damages for inconvenience and mental anguish. The Department filed a third party demand against Earnest and its insurer, Safeco Insurance Company of America, who...

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