FRANKLIN v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA

No. 4304.

284 So.2d 158 (1973)

James E. FRANKLIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 2, 1973.

Writ Refused December 14, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scofield, Bergstedt & Gerard by Richard E. Gerard, Jr., Lake Charles, for defendants-appellants.

E. M. Nichols, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FRUGÉ, SAVOY and DOMENGEAUX, JJ.


FRUGÉ, Judge.

This is an action for damages sustained in an automobile collision. Plaintiff's suit was met by an exception of prescription which was overruled by the trial court. A jury verdict of $80,000 was rendered in favor of plaintiff. Both parties appeal. We affirm.

This suit arose out of an automobile accident which occurred on April 29, 1970. Plaintiff, James E. Franklin, while driving a 1965 Rambler station wagon, owned by Yellot Ford, Inc.,...

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