MATTHIAS v. BROWN

No. 88-803.

551 So.2d 821 (1989)

Patrick S. MATTHIAS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Evan D. BROWN and Protective Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied January 19, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Broussard, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellee.

Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, Boris F. Navratil, Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellants.

Before YELVERTON, KNOLL and KING, JJ.


YELVERTON, Judge.

Patrick S. Matthias sued for damages for the wrongful death of his wife, Delinda Matthias. Evan D. Brown, driver/employee of a Yellow Freight Systems truck, and the truck's insurer, Protective Insurance Company, were named as defendants. After a trial the district court awarded Matthias damages of $328,913.42. Brown and the insurer bring this appeal to protest both the finding of liability and the amount of the award. Matthias answered the appeal...

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