SULLIVAN v. MURPHY

Nos. 37,473-CA, 37,474-CA.

852 So.2d 1277 (2003)

Francis Jenkins SULLIVAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harold MURPHY, et al., Defendants-Appellants. Rachel Medlin, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harold Murphy, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 22, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

La. Dept. of Justice, Litigation Division by James E. Calhoun, Anselm N. Nwokorie, Natchitoches, The Boles Law Firm by Michael L. Dubos, P. Scott Wolleson, for Defendants-Appellants, State of La., DPSC and Trooper G.J. Pleasant.

Leroy Smith, Jr., Tallulah, for Plaintiffs-Appellees, Francis J. Sullivan and David O. Sullivan.

Tracy L. Oakley, Ruston, for Defendant-Appellee, Illinois National Ins. Co.

James E. Paxton, Tallulah, for Plaintiff-Appellee, Rachel F. Medlin.

Before STEWART, CARAWAY and DREW, JJ.


STEWART, J.

Rachel Medlin ("Medlin") and Francis Sullivan ("Sullivan") brought suit against the State of Louisiana through the Department of Public Safety and Corrections ("State"), as employer of State Trooper G.J. Pleasant ("Trooper Pleasant"), and Harold Murphy ("Murphy") and his employer, Richmond Automotive, for injuries arising out of an automobile accident. Murphy and Richmond settled with the plaintiffs before trial. After a trial on the merits, the jury rendered...

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