Morris v. Firemen's Insurance Co. of Newark

YARRUT, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding Plaintiff and her three minor children a total of $22,400.00 for the wrongful death of her husband and their father, William E. Morris, who was killed instantly on September 26, 1963 at 3:00 a. m. on Airline Highway in Kenner, Louisiana, when he was struck by a car operated by Defendant, Harvey W. Paige. Judgment was rendered, in solido, against both Paige and his co-Defendant liability insurer, with the liability of the insurer limited to $20,000.00, the extent of its policy coverage, exclusive of interest and costs.

At the scene of the…