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SONIAT v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO.

No. 7440.

340 So.2d 1097 (1976)

Peter SONIAT and Deanne Soniat v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

December 21, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cockfield & Gravolet, James C. Cockfield, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Porteous, Toledano, Hainkel & Johnson, C. Gordon Johnson, Jr. and James S. Thompson, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before SAMUEL, REDMANN, LEMMON, MORIAL and BEER, JJ.

LEMMON, Judge.

This appeal by Deanne Soniat raises issues as to (1) the duty of a motorist to his passenger upon entering an uncontrolled intersection with another vehicle approaching from the left, (2) the imposition of penalties and attorney's fees against an uninsured motorist carrier who fails to pay any reasonable amount on the claim when the uninsured motorist is obviously liable, and (3) the sufficiency of the damages awarded.

The two-car collision...

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