GUILLORY v. FIDELITY & CAS. CO.

No. 3100.

236 So.2d 876 (1970)

Burke GUILLORY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The FIDELITY AND CASUALTY COMPANY OF NEW YORK, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

June 18, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis & Lewis, by Seth Lewis, Jr., Opelousas, for defendant-appellant.

Fruge & Foret, by Jack C. Fruge, Ville Platte, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TATE, CULPEPPER, and MILLER, JJ.


TATE, Judge.

The sole issue raised by the defendant's appeal is: Did the trial court abuse its discretion in awarding the plaintiff $3,500 general damages for personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident?

The facts are virtually undisputed. The plaintiff, Guillory, was injured in an intersectional accident on October 29. His automobile was totally demolished in the collision.

Guillory was hospitalized...

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