Thibodaux v. Duet

REGAN, Judge.

Plaintiff, Pierre Thibodaux, instituted this suit against the defendants, Norman Duet and his liability insurer, Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, endeavoring to recover the sum of $10,000.00, representing damages for the loss of love and affection of his minor son, Malvin Thibodaux, who died as a result of injuries he incurred when Duet’s vehicle struck the bicycle he was riding in Barataría Road.

The defendant insurer answered and denied liability. In explanation thereof, it pointed out that the family policy it had issued to Charles Duet, the driver’s father, covered a 1958…