HARRELL v. EMPIRE FIRE AND MARINE INS. CO.

No. 16149-CA.

449 So.2d 1177 (1984)

Doris Wiley HARRELL, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. EMPIRE FIRE AND MARINE INS. CO., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

April 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hayes, Harkey, Smith & Cascio by Charles S. Smith, Monroe, for defendants-appellants.

Blackwell, Chambliss, Hobbs & Henry by Sam O. Henry, III, West Monroe, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before MARVIN, McCLENDON and NORRIS, JJ.


MARVIN, Judge.

In this appeal of a judgment in a wrongful death action awarding damages to decedent's widow and major children, defendant contends that the award for loss of support should be reduced and that the award for decedent's pain and suffering should be disallowed.

We amend the judgment to delete the award for decedent's pain and suffering because plaintiffs did not prove that decedent was conscious when he suffered death by drowning. Otherwise, we...

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