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BENNETT v. STATE DEPT. OF TRANSP. & DEVELOPMENT

Nos. 18156-CA, 18157-CA.

503 So.2d 1022 (1987)

Martin BENNETT, Bennie E. Clark, Laura Bennett Adams, Evisteen Jordan Ross, Theropes Camble and Evis Jordan, Jr., Appellees, v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & DEVELOPMENT, William H. Stine, Eva Castor, Lee Castor and J.C. Penney Insurance Company and American Family Home Insurance Company, Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Writs Denied April 23, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hamilton & Carroll by Orlando N. Hamilton, Jr., Oak Grove, for appellees, Martin Bennett, Laura Bennett Adams, Evisteen Jordan Ross, Theropes Camble and Evis Jordan, Jr.

Samuel Thomas, Tallulah, for appellee, Bennie E. Clark.

Hayes, Harkey, Smith & Cascio by Charles S. Smith, Monroe, for appellants, William H. Stine and J.C. Penney Ins. Co.

Voelker, Ragland & Crigler by James C. Crigler, Jr., Lake Providence, for appellants, American Standard Ins. Co.

Before HALL, JASPER E. JONES, SEXTON and LINDSAY, JJ., and HEARD, J., pro tem.

HEARD, Judge, Pro Tem.

These are consolidated suits for wrongful death. The plaintiffs are the husband and children of the decedent, Mrs. Louise Bennett.1 Mrs. Bennett was crossing a highway on foot when she was struck and killed by a car driven by the defendant, Mr. Stine. The trial court concluded that both Mrs. Bennett and Mr. Stine were guilty of negligence that caused the accident. The...

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