Sylvester v. Liberty Mutual Insurance

LEVY, Justice ad hoc:

This case is presently before us on a question certified to this court by the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, assertedly under the authority of Article VII, Section 25 of the Constitution of Louisiana,1 and LRS 13 :4449.

The suit was instituted by L. Wayne Sylvester and his wife Barbara, the parents of two minor children (Elizabeth Claire, age *111012, and Johnny Wayne, age 11) who were killed when the car in which they were passengers collided with a truck belonging to Fogelman Truck Lines, Inc. The truck was being driven by one of its employees. The accident occurred on…