TENNIS v. HARTFORD INS. CO.

No. 19455-CA.

523 So.2d 278 (1988)

Lonnie R. TENNIS, et ux, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 28, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway by Timothy B. Burnham, Shreveport, for defendant-appellant.

Nelson, Hammons & Johnson by Walter D. White, Shreveport, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before MARVIN, FRED W. JONES, Jr., and SEXTON, JJ.


MARVIN, Judge.

The liability insurer of a passing motorist appeals a judgment awarding $1,254 property damage to the plaintiff motorist who was being passed. The damage occurred when the passing motorist was confronted with three darkly clad pedestrian children in the passing lane and turned his truck into the plaintiff's car to avoid hitting the children.

Defendant contends that under the circumstances its insured was confronted with a sudden emergency and...

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