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ISTRE v. MECHE

No. CA 05-303.

916 So.2d 307 (2005)

Russell Paulette Lebouef ISTRE, et al. v. Daniel MECHE, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 2, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Fayne Wilkes III, Lisa Eve Mayer, Borne, Wilkes, etc., Lafayette, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Russell Buchanan, City of Rayne.

Homer Edward Barousse Jr., Barousse & Craton, Crowley, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Dy Kevin Trahan, Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office.

Walter Kay Jamison III, Daigle, Scofield, Rivera, etc., Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Russell Paulette Lebouef Istre, LeRoy Istre.

John Powers Wolff III, Andrew Blanchfield, Keogh, Cox & Wilson, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, General Star Indemnity Co.

Freeman Rudolph Matthews, Attorney at Law, Gretna, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office, Dy Kevin Trahan.

Court composed of JOHN D. SAUNDERS, JIMMIE C. PETERS, and BILLY HOWARD EZELL, Judges.

SAUNDERS, Judge.

Mrs. Russell Paulette Istre suffered serious injuries when her car was struck by a pickup truck driven by Daniel Meche. At the time of the accident, Mr. Meche was being pursued in a high-speed police chase. Plaintiffs, Russell Paulette Istre and Leroy Istre, contend that Defendant Officer Russell Buchanan's actions in pursuing Meche were unreasonable and that he is partially liable for the accident. The trial court, after examining all of the documentary...

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