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HOWZE v. COMMERCIAL UNION INS. COMPANIES

No. 85 CA 1507.

506 So.2d 847 (1987)

Danny HOWZE, et al. v. COMMERCIAL UNION INSURANCE COMPANIES, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Denied June 12, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hobart Pardue, Springfield, for plaintiff-appellee.

William Faller, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant Commercial Union Ins. Companies.

Carey Guglielmo, Baton Rouge, for third party defendant-appellee Colt Industries.

Before SAVOIE, CRAIN and JOHN S. COVINGTON, JJ.

SAVOIE, Judge.

This is a tort action brought by Elliott Danny Howze (plaintiff) for personal injuries sustained from a gunshot wound. The trial judge rendered judgment in favor of plaintiff, awarding $284,068.38 in damages. Defendant, Commercial Union Insurance Companies, has appealed. We reverse.

This suit arises out of an alleged accidental shooting which occurred on July 6, 1983, in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. Plaintiff alleges that at the time of the...

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