SMITH v. LEWIS

No. 85-CA-730.

499 So.2d 1350 (1986)

Romaine SMITH v. Willie LEWIS and Production Management Industries, Inc.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Writ Denied March 20, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward F. Kohnke, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees PMI & North-West Ins. Co.

Greg S. Abramson, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee Willie Lewis.

Kevin O'Bryon, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee Chicago Ins. Co.

James H. Minge, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant Romaine Smith.

Before KLIEBERT, GAUDIN and DUFRESNE, JJ.


GAUDIN, Judge.

Appellant is Miss Romaine Smith, a passenger in an automobile being driven by Willie Lewis when Lewis fell asleep at the wheel, drove off the roadway and ran into a concrete seawall.

Miss Smith, who was seriously injured, filed suit for damages against Lewis, alleging negligence, and against Lewis' employer, Production Management Industries, Inc., contending that Lewis had been acting in the course and scope of his employment, making PMI vicariously...

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