GARRETT v. UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS

No. 90-196.

586 So.2d 727 (1991)

Karen Weeks GARRETT, Individually and on Behalf of the Minor Child, Sylvia Ray Garrett, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 2, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Booth, Lockard, Politz, LeSage & D'Anna, John R. D'Anna, Shreveport, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Gahagan & Conlay, Henry C. Gahagan, Jr., Natchitoches, for defendants-appellees.

Before GUIDRY, YELVERTON and KNOLL, JJ.


YELVERTON, Judge.

Two vehicles, traveling in opposite directions on a two-laned highway, collided, killing both drivers. The survivors of both deceased persons filed suits for damages for wrongful death. The suits were consolidated and tried. A jury found that one of the drivers was at fault and the other was not. The plaintiffs who were the survivors of the deceased found at fault, appealed. We affirm.

There were no witnesses to the accident, and very little...

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