GREAT AMERICAN INDEMNITY COMPANY v. HOLLOWAY

No. 18301.

286 F.2d 106 (1960)

GREAT AMERICAN INDEMNITY COMPANY, Appellant, v. Mrs. Palmira HOLLOWAY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

January 5, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Vandaworker, Taylor, Porter, Brooks, Fuller & Phillips, Baton Rouge, La., for Great American Indemnity Co., defendant-appellant.

Charles H. Dameron, Durrett, Hardin, Hunter, Dameron & Fritchie, Baton Rouge, La., for Mrs. Palmira Holloway, plaintiff-appellee.

Before RIVES, CAMERON and JONES, Circuit Judges.


RIVES, Circuit Judge.

The district court directed a verdict for the plaintiff, and appellant does not protest that ruling. The contentions on appeal are that the district court's charge leaving the issue of permanent injuries open to the jury was erroneous, and that the court abused its discretion in not granting a new trial for excessive damages. The jury's verdict in favor of the plaintiff awarded damages in the sum of $10,000.00.

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