MILLER v. NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INS. CO.

No. 76-3169.

578 F.2d 125 (1978)

David L. MILLER, Sr. and Mrs. Ruthie Miller, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NATIONAL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 25, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. Baggett, Lake Charles, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Joseph F. Keogh, Baton Rouge, La., for Allstate Ins. Co.

Before COWEN, Senior Judge, GOLDBERG and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.


GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

This diversity tort case arises from a multiple fatality automobile accident which occurred near Gonzales, Louisiana on December 1, 1974. Several related actions were consolidated for trial below; the district court ordered the issues of liability and damages to be tried separately. Insofar as relevant here, the jury found liability and awarded the plaintiffs-appellants, Mr. and Mrs. David L. Miller Sr., damages of $25,000 each for the death...

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