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FOX v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO.

No. 53423.

288 So.2d 42 (1973)

Fay FOX v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY and James C. Lewis.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied January 11, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin J. Giepert, Arnold & Giepert, New Orleans, for plaintiff-applicant.

Geoffrey H. Longenecker, C. Gordon Johnson, Jr., Porteous, Toledano, Hainkel & Johnson, New Orleans, for defendants-respondents.

DIXON, Justice.

We granted writs in this case to review the opinion of the Court of Appeal which reduced a jury verdict for a "whiplash" injury from $25,000 to $10,875. 273 So.2d 743 (1973).

Defendants admitted liability and coverage; the only issue for the jury to decide was quantum. The Court of Appeal analyzed the evidence and decided that the verdict of the jury was "manifestly erroneous."

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