BURNETT v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INS. CO.

No. 1847.

192 So.2d 575 (1966)

Hoy A. BURNETT, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 1, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. C. Hamilton, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellant.

Stockwell, St. Dizier, Sievert & Viccellio, by Fred H. Sievert, Jr., Lake Charles, for defendant-appellee.

Before FRUGÉ, HOOD and CULPEPPER, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

The plaintiff seeks damages for personal injuries received when his automobile was struck from the rear by that of defendant's insured. The trial judge awarded plaintiff $3,500 for pain and suffering resulting from cervical and lumbosacral strains and bruises to the knees, but denied recovery for alleged injuries to plaintiff's teeth. Plaintiff has appealed.

The sole issue is whether the trial judge erred in finding as a fact that plaintiff...

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