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JONES v. AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY

No. 10789.

198 So.2d 523 (1967)

Earl Jackson JONES et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearings Denied May 18, 1967.

Writs Refused June 20, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lunn, Irion, Switzer, Johnson & Salley, Shreveport, for appellant.

Neblett & Fuhrer, Alexandria, for appellees.

Before HARDY, GLADNEY and AYRES, JJ.

GLADNEY, Judge.

This appeal presents for review the amount of awards in favor of plaintiffs in damages by a jury verdict. The liability insurer, Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, appellant herein, contends the jury abused its discretion in awarding excessive and exorbitant amounts.

The action arises from an automobile accident which occurred on August 8, 1965, at which time Fleta A. Ware was driving an automobile owned by Earl Jackson Jones in a southerly...

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