Heirs of Thomas v. Consolidated Underwriters

SAVOY, Judge.

Suit was brought by and in behalf of the survivors of the wrongful death of their mother, killed in an intersectional collision at Opelousas, Louisiana, on March 19, 1964.

Insofar as is pertinent to this appeal, plaintiffs’ petition alleges that at about S :35 A.M. defendant’s driver was proceeding east on Vine Street; the decedent was proceeding north on Academy Street. The intersection of Vine and Academy Streets is controlled by a traffic light. Defendant’s driver ran a red light and collided with the decedent’s vehicle, thus causing her death.

Defendants answered the petition,…