BROWN v. AMERICAN DRUGGISTS' INS. CO.

No. 17189-CA.

476 So.2d 881 (1985)

Dennis BROWN et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The AMERICAN DRUGGISTS' INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearings Denied October 24, 1985.

Writs Denied December 13, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Campbell, Campbell & Johnson by John T. Campbell, Minden, for plaintiffs-appellants, Dennis Brown, Gary L. Brown and Linda Brown Tate.

Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway by Edwin L. Blewer, Jr. and John D. Collinsworth, Shreveport, for defendants-appellees, The American Druggists Ins. Co., Sheriff Royce McMahen, Ivory Hawkins and Richard Duty.

Before JASPER E. JONES, FRED W. JONES, Jr. and NORRIS, JJ.


FRED W. JONES, Jr., Judge.

Wingo and Glass, escapees from the Webster Parish jail through the negligence of deputy sheriffs, were responsible for the murders of Newt Brown and his wife, Erlene Brown, committed several hours after the escapees left the jail and a few miles from the place of incarceration. The three children of the Browns, all majors, filed suit for damages against Wingo, Glass, the sheriff and his liability insurance carrier, and the two deputies involved...

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