BRANNON v. SHELTER MUT. INS. CO.

No. 86-C-2386.

507 So.2d 194 (1987)

Dorothy Couvillion BRANNON v. SHELTER MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY and Succession of Anna Joyce Meche Carriere through her appointed Provisional Administrator, Uallen J. Carriere, Jr.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied June 18, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerold Edward Knoll, Knolls, Roy & Spruill, Marksville, for applicant.

E. Gregory Voorhies, Voorhies & Labbe, Lafayette, for respondent.


DIXON, Chief Justice.

The issue in this case is whether defendants sustained their burden of proving the affirmative defense of "sudden unconsciousness." Plaintiff, Mrs. Dorothy Brannon, was seriously injured when a car in which she was riding veered off the highway, crashing into a tree. The car was driven by Mrs. Anna Carriere and passengers included Mrs. Brannon seated in the front passenger seat, Ms. Julia Lingo seated behind the driver, and Mrs. Beatrice Couvillion...

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