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GOINS v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY

No. 2680.

223 So.2d 435 (1969)

Evelyn GOINS et vir, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 25, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hall & Coltharp, by L. H. Coltharp, Jr., DeRidder, for defendant-appellant.

Jess L. Funderburk, Jr., and Roy B. Tuck, Jr., by Roy B. Tuck, Jr., Leesville, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TATE, FRUGE, and SAVOY, JJ.

TATE, Judge.

Mrs. Evelyn Goins tripped on some loose wire on the porch of her daughter's home. She fractured her knee. Mrs. Goins and her husband sue their son-in-law's liability insurer ("State Farm") for the damages sustained.

After trial by jury, Mrs. Goins was awarded $10,000 general damages and her husband $5,000 special damages. State Farm appeals. The plaintiffs answer the appeal to request an increase in...

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