FITZGERALD v. AETNA INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 1877.

193 So.2d 916 (1967)

Lucille Stelly FITZGERALD, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. AETNA INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

January 11, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis & Lewis, by John M. Shaw, Opelousas, for defendant-appellant.

Sandoz & Sandoz, by Leslie J. Schiff, Opelousas, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SAVOY, CULPEPPER and FRUGÉ, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

Mrs. Lucille Stelly Fitzgerald seeks damages for personal injuries received in an automobile collision caused by defendant's insured. The district judge awarded $4,500 in general damages. Defendant appealed.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the award is excessive.

On July 26, 1964 Mrs. Fitzgerald was a passenger on the front seat of a vehicle which slowed suddenly for an emergency on the open highway. It was struck from the rear...

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