Legal Opinion

Lewis v. Till

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 2, 1981No. 80-C-1977PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

395 So.2d 737 (1981)

Bobby LEWIS et ux.,

v.

Leslie Michael TILL et al.

No. 80-C-1977.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 2, 1981.

Alonzo P. Wilson, Trimble, Randow, Smith & Wilson, Alexandria, for plaintiffs-applicants.

James A. Bolen, Jr., Gregory S. Erwin, Bolen & Erwin, Alexandria, for defendants-respondents.

WATSON, Justice.

Plaintiffs, Bobby and Jennifer Bertram Lewis, seek damages for the death of their eighteen month old son Scott. At issue is whether the father has a cause of action against the homeowners' insurer if the negligence of the mother contributed to the accident.

Scott A. Lewis died…

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2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Gaspard v. LeMaireSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
  2. Johnson v. WelshSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  3. Summerell v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
  4. Westerfield v. Levis Bros.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1891
  5. Adams v. GolsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Doughty v. Insured Lloyds Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
  2. Broussard v. PA. MILLERS MUT. INS. CO.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  3. Lucas v. Mississippi Housing Authority No. 8Mississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Thomas v. Hartford Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
  5. Liedtke v. Allstate Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1981

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