Prestenbach v. Sentry Insurance

LANDRY, Judge.

Sentry Insurance Company (Appellant), appeals from judgment awarding Plaintiffs *842Clarence and Inez Prestenbach (Appellees) $40,000 each for the alleged wrongful death of Appellee’s son, Michael James Prestenbach, who was killed in a one vehicle automobile accident. The mishap occurred when a 1969 Ford Mustang, owned and driven by Appellant’s insured, Harley Blanco, Jr. (Blanco), left the highway at high speed and overturned in an adjacent borrow pit filled with water. We reverse and render judgment in favor of Appellant upon finding Decedent guilty of assumption of risk in riding…