State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Lemoine

DOUCET, Judge.

This tort action arises out of an automobile collision on Interstate-10 in Lafayette, Louisiana. Two ears were involved. One of them, a 1975 Lincoln Continental, was leased to George J. John, Sr. and driven by his son, George J. John, Jr. It was insured by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. The other car, a 1977 Ford Granada, was owned and operated by Gerald A. Lemoine.

George J. John, Sr., State Farm, and Julia J. Smith, a guest passenger in the Lincoln, brought this suit against Gerald Lem-oine. They seek the recovery of damages incurred in the repair of the…