Pellerin v. Gulf Insurance Co.

LEAR, Judge.

This suit arises from an accident in which plaintiff’s husband, Richard A. Pellerin, was struck and killed by an automobile driven by defendant, Susan B. Tabony. Also named as defendants in this suit were Mrs. Tabony’s husband, Bernard W. Tabony, the owner of the automobile, and the Tabony’s liability insurer, Gulf Insurance Company.

The accident at issue occurred on the bridge between Bay St. Louis and Gulfport, in the State of Mississippi. While both parties to the suit were domiciled in Louisiana, and therefore suit was filed in Louisiana, the substantive law of Mississippi,…