Edwards v. Daugherty

Full title: VIRGINIA GAIL EDWARDS, et al. v. EDWARD M. DAUGHERTY, JR., et al

Court: Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit

Date published: Jan 24, 2001

776 So. 2d 567 (La. Ct. App. 2001)

Opinion

No. 00-966

December 6, 2000. Rehearing Denied January 24, 2001.

APPEAL FROM THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF CALCASIEU, NO. 94-1825, HONORABLE WILFORD D. CARTER, DISTRICT JUDGE.

David Ross Frohn, Robin Alice Anderson, Frohn Thibodeaux Post Office Box 2090, Lake Charles, LA 70602-2090, (337) 433-5523 Counsel for Defendants/Appellants: Continental Casualty Company Sphere Drake Insurance, p.l.c.

Clayton Arthur Larsh Davis, Samuel Bryan Gabb, Lundy Davis Post Office Box 3010, Lake Charles, LA 70602, (337) 439-0707 Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellees: Virginia Gail Edwards, Eva J. Edwards, Jaymie D. Edwards, Jennifer Gail Edwards, Janet Denise Edwards, Jaymie Dell Edwards, II.

Reuvan Nathan Rougeau, Attorney at Law, 2527 Common Street Lake Charles, LA 70601, (337) 436-8841 Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellees: Eva J. Edwards, Jennifer Gail Edwards, Janet Denise Edwards, Jaymie Dell Edwards, II, Virginia Gail Edwards, Jaymie D. Edwards.

Michael Steven Beverung, Book Beverung, 620 Esplanade, Suite #103 Lake Charles, LA 70607-6363, (337) 478-8706, Counsel for Defendant: Wayne McElveen, Sheriff.

Marshall M. Redmon, Virginia Yoder Trainor, Phelps, Dunbar 445 North Blvd., Suite #701, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4412, (225) 346-0285 Counsel for Defendant: Underwriters at Lloyd's of London

(Court composed of Billie Colombaro Woodard, Michael G. Sullivan, and Glenn B. Gremillion, Judges.)

SULLIVAN, Judge.

The judgment of the trial court is reversed in part, affirmed in part, and rendered for the reasons assigned in Edwards v. Daugherty, 00-606 (La.App. 3 Cir. 6/14/00); 769 So.2d 611. All costs of this appeal are assessed one-half to Sphere Drake and one-half to Plaintiffs.

REVERSED IN PART, AFFIRMED IN PART, AND RENDERED.