DECLOUET v. ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BD.

No. 96-CA-2805.

715 So.2d 69 (1998)

Brenda Lewis DECLOUET, et al. v. ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 30, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michele Gaudin, Salvador G. Longoria, Gaudin & Longoria, New Orleans, and James L. Trinchard, Clare W. Trinchard, Leigh Ann Schell, Trinchard & Trinchard, New Orleans, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Clare Jupiter, Bryan & Jupiter, New Orleans, for Defendant-Appellant.

Terry J. Freiberger, Brett A. North, Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz, New Orleans, for Defendant-Appellant Indemnity Insurance of America.

B. Ralph Bailey, Frederick H.N. Dwyer, Scott O. Gaspard, Bailey & Dwyer, Mandeville, for Defendant-Appellant Oliver Vital.

Ernest L. O'Bannon, David M. Melancon, Bienvenu, Foster, Ryan & O'Bannon, New Orleans, for Defendants/Appellants.

Before SCHOTT, C.J., and BARRY and MURRAY, JJ.


BARRY, Judge.

Catrina Lewis died from an asthma attack at school on March 21, 1991. Her mother and sisters sued, inter alia, the school's acting principal, a school counselor, their insurers, the Orleans Parish School Board, and the Superintendent of New Orleans Public Schools.1 The trial court awarded total damages of $1,172,661.09. The issues are liability, quantum, insurance coverage...

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