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BLANCHARD v. TINSMAN

No. 83-451.

445 So.2d 149 (1984)

William BLANCHARD, Individually and in his Capacity as Administrator of the Estate of Michael Lawrence Blanchard & Sherry Blanchard, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Richard T. TINSMAN, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 29, 1984.

Writ Denied April 13, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Thompson, Baton Rouge, Allen Gooch & Bourgeois, Sera H. Russell, III, Lafayette, Guglielmo & Lopez, James C. Lopez, Opelousas, Woodley, Barnett, Cox, Williams & Fenet, Clayton Davis, Lake Charles, Edgar Miller, Miller Freight Co., Tampa, Fla., for defendant-appellee.

Charles R. Ryan, Houma, for plaintiff-appellant.

Before GUIDRY, CUTRER and STOKER, JJ.

STOKER, Judge.

The parents of Michael Lawrence Blanchard brought a wrongful death action and a survival action arising from his death. Among others that suit was brought against Richard T. Tinsman, driver of a tractor-trailer unit which jackknifed on the highway and collided with a vehicle driven by Michael Lawrence Blanchard (Michael). Michael died instantly as a result of injuries received in the collision. Michael's wife, Cheryl Verret Blanchard, also died as a...

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