DAVIS v. WITT

No. 01-894.

831 So.2d 1075 (2002)

Clifford DAVIS, Jr., et al. v. Charles WITT, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 13, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Pate, Melissa L. Theriot, Laborde & Neuner, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Sheriff Charles A. Fuselier, Jr.

Charles V. Musso, H. David Vaughan, II, Plauche, Smith & Nieset, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellees, Clifford Davis, Jr., et al.

Laura Putnam Shell, Assistant Attorney General, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Louisiana State Police.

Mark L. Ross, Leonard & Leonard, Lafayette, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Clifford Davis, Jr., et al.

Court composed of NED E. DOUCET, C.J., HENRY L. YELVERTON, ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, COLOMBARO WOODARD and MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, Judges.


THIBODEAUX, Judge.

In this bifurcated wrongful death case, plaintiffs, the children of Mary and Clement Davis, the decedents, (Davis Children) appeal the trial court's judgment apportioning the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office and the Louisiana State Police with twenty percent fault each for causing the death of Mary and Clement. On the other hand, the Sheriff's Office and State Police appeal the trial court's judgment that they were at fault in any percentage for...

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