Legal Opinion
Sam v. Rogers
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 18, 1990No. 88-1280PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOMENGEAUX, Chief Judge.
Carolyn Sam was seven months pregnant when she was involved in a car accident with Iza Rogers on December 15, 1984. Nine days later, Mrs. Sam experienced the onset of labor, and four days after that, her baby was delivered approximately six weeks prematurely.
As a result of these events, Mrs. Sam and her husband, Melvin Sam, filed suit on their own behalf and on behalf of their minor daughter, Tamika Sam, against Iza Rogers and her insurer, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. Plaintiffs alleged in their petition that the accident caused the premature birth…
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