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

No. 75-1241.

539 F.2d 1044 (1976)

Edna M. WARD, Wife of and Robert L. Ward, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 1, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Horace C. Lane, Baton Rouge, La., C. Gordon Johnson, Jr., New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

John J. Cummings, III, Robert K. Tracy, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before TUTTLE, AINSWORTH and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Ward, brought this Louisiana diversity action against their insurer, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, alleging that they were wrongfully damaged by the failure of defendant to settle within the policy limits ($10,000) certain claims against them growing out of an automobile accident.

On March 15, 1969 a car driven by plaintiff, Mrs. Ward, collided with the rear end of a vehicle which...

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