PONDER v. GROENDYKE TRANSPORT, INC.

No. 83-503.

454 So.2d 823 (1984)

Connie Sue PONDER, Ind. & as Natural Tutrix, et als., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. GROENDYKE TRANSPORT, INC., et als., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Concurring Opinion June 13, 1984.

Writs Denied October 5, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gold, Little, Simon, Weems & Bruser, John F. Simon, Alexandria, for defendant-appellant.

Morrow & Morrow, Patrick C. Morrow, Opelousas, Ronald R. Thompson, Baton Rouge, Bernard Whetstone, Little Rock, Ark., for defendant-appellee.

Paul Wilkins, Columbia, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before DOMENGEAUX, GUIDRY and DOUCET, JJ.


DOUCET, Judge.

In this tragic vehicular collision case, a northbound 18-wheel truck failed to stay in its lane of traffic, at a point where the highway expanded from a two-lane undivided roadway into a four-lane divided highway, striking a southbound vehicle, killing two and seriously injuring another. In consolidated actions which ensued, a jury awarded plaintiffs damages approaching four million dollars against defendant trucking company and its insurers. In accordance...

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