Lee v. Coulon

WESTERFIELD, Judge.

These two cases, which were consolidated below for purpose of trial and in this court for purpose of argument, grow out of a collision between a truck and an automobile, which occurred near Barataría on the Lafitte road in the parish of Jefferson, on the 26th day of August, 1935, and which resulted in the killing of two young men, Rene Verret, the son of Mrs. Frederick Lee, and Anthony Billiot, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ethine Billiot. The parents of both young men brought suit for approximately $10,000 each, against Victorin Coulon and Sidney Adams. Coulon was the owner, and…