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RAYFORD v. SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINES, INC.

No. 83 CA 0091.

442 So.2d 548 (1983)

Bennett RAYFORD and Rosalee Rayford v. SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINES, INC., Transport Insurance Company and Clavon J. Smith, Jr.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

November 22, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Thibaut, Jr., Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs-appellants.

James Moore, Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellees.

Before COVINGTON, COLE and SAVOIE, JJ.

COLE, Judge.

The major issue in this wrongful death and survival action is whether or not defendant Clavon J. Smith, Jr.1 was at fault in causing plaintiffs' son's injuries and death.

These facts gave rise to the litigation: On October 24, 1980, Clavon Smith was driving a tractor-trailer rig for his employer, Saia Motor Freight Lines, Inc. (Saia). At about 3:30 A.M. he was proceeding north on La. Hwy. 61, in West Feliciana parish...

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