Lonergan v. New Orleans Public Service Inc.

SCHOTT, Judge.

These consolidated cases arose out of an accident which occurred on March 10, 1979, in the City of New Orleans. As three vehicles in a line on the Expressway were coming to a stop because of traffic conditions, they were struck from behind and were pushed or ran into one another. Each driver and some guest passengers brought suit against the owner and driver of the fourth vehicle in this pileup, New Orleans Public Service, Inc. and Theodore Graff. They defended on the ground that the accident was caused by an emergency vehicle owned by the City of New Orleans when the vehi*215cle…