UNITED ST. FID. GUAR. v. DEPT., HWYS

Full title: UNITED STATES FIDELITY GUARANTY COMPANY v. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, STATE…

Court: Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit

Date published: Apr 12, 1976

329 So. 2d 826 (La. Ct. App. 1976)

Opinion

No. 10612.

March 1, 1976. Rehearings Denied April 12, 1976.

Appeal from 19th Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge; Elven E. Ponder, Judge.

David S. Bell, Baton Rouge, for Standard Brands Comm. Union Assur.

Robert J. Vandaworker, Baton Rouge, for Robert L. Davis and Ryder Truck.

William J. Doran, Jr., Baton Rouge, for State, Hwy. Dept.

Judith A. Chevalier, Baton Rouge, for U.S.F. G.

Bernard Kramer, Alexandria, for Walter Mull.

John B. Noland and Boris F. Navratil, Breazeale, Sachse Wilson, Baton Rouge, for Robert T. Wilson.

Before ELLIS, BLANCHE and LOTTINGER, JJ.

LOTTINGER, Judge.

This is one of three suits which were consolidated with the suit entitled Standard Brands, Inc. v. Department of Highways, State of Louisiana, 329 So.2d 821 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1976). The four suits were tried together in the Trial Court, however, separate judgments were rendered. We have considered the four suits together and have given our reasons for judgment this day in suit No. 10611.

For the reasons this day rendered in Standard Brands, Inc. v. Department of Highways, State of Louisiana, supra, the judgment of the Trial Court will be affirmed all costs of this appeal to be paid by plaintiff.

AFFIRMED.

ELLIS, J., concurs.