WORSHAM v. WALKER

No. 85 CA 1038.

498 So.2d 260 (1986)

Jo-Etta Lynn WORSHAM, et al. v. Rose T. WALKER, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writs Denied January 23, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Cooper, Terry B. Loup, Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs—1st appellants Jo-Etta Lyn Worsham, James Worsham and Dovie Worsham.

Clinton Hyatt, Baton Rouge, for defendant—2nd appellant Rose T. Walker.

Horace C. Lane, Baton Rouge, for State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

Charles A. O'Brian, III, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee Safeco Ins. Co.

William R. Aaron, Baton Rouge, for City of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish.

Harvey Lee Hall, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee State of La., Dept. of Transp. and Development.

Terrence C. McRea, Baton Rouge, for City of Baton Rouge.

Before SAVOIE, CRAIN and COVINGTON, JJ.


SAVOIE, Judge.

This litigation arose as a result of a severe automobile accident on September 22, 1982, involving Miss Jo-Etta Worsham and Mrs. Rose Walker. Mrs. Walker was traveling north on Flannery Road in East Baton Rouge Parish. While attempting to prevent a child from falling off the seat, Mrs. Walker's automobile strayed off the roadway and onto the shoulder. It is questionable whether she reached for the child before running off the roadway or while traveling...

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