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MATTHEWS v. MADDIE

No. 2001 CA 1535.

822 So.2d 739 (2002)

Isiah and Diane MATTHEWS v. Salvador MADDIE, Jr., Central Fire Protection District No. 4, and American Alternative Insurance Corporation

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 21, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo J. D'Aubin, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Plaintiffs/1st Appellants Isiah and Diane Matthews.

Henry D.H. Olinde, Jr., Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendants/Appellees and 2nd Appellants Salvador Maddie, Jr., Central Fire Protection District No. 4, and American Alternative Insurance Corp.

Before: CARTER, C.J., PARRO and CLAIBORNE, JJ.

CLAIBORNE, J.

This case arises from an intersectional collision between an emergency vehicle responding to an emergency call and plaintiff's vehicle. All parties appeal the judgment of the trial court finding each driver to be 50% at fault in the accident and awarding damages to plaintiffs, Isiah Matthews and his wife, Diane Matthews. For the reasons assigned below, we reverse the trial court judgment.

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