WILLIS v. TIPTON

No. 23,165-CA.

593 So.2d 435 (1992)

Carlene WILLIS & Richard D. Willis, Individually and as the Natural Tutrix and Legal Custodian of Minor, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Cathy TIPTON aka Cathy Russell, Individually and as the Natural Tutrix and Legal Custodian of Minor, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

January 22, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davidson, Nix, Arceneaux, Jones & Askew by James H. Askew, Shreveport, for appellant.

Cady & Thompson by Tom N. Thompson, Shreveport, for appellee.

Before NORRIS, HIGHTOWER and STEWART, JJ.


HIGHTOWER, Judge.

This action arises from injuries sustained when a teenage girl, seated in a vehicle, struck the bottom of a bottle and fractured two teeth of a companion, then drinking from the container. The owner of the automobile and his insurer appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

POSTURE OF CASE

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