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WALL v. AMERICAN EMPLOYERS. INS. CO.

No. 66301.

386 So.2d 79 (1980)

James L. WALL et al. v. AMERICAN EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY et al. Jeff L. BUTLER et al. v. AMERICAN EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

June 23, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jenifer Ward Clason, Shaw & Shaw, Homer, for plaintiffs-applicants.

William J. Doran, Jr., William T. Kivett, Doran & Kivett, Baton Rouge, for defendants-respondents.

CALOGERO, Justice.*

We granted writs in these consolidated cases to resolve the following issues:

1) Should plaintiffs' awards of damages against the Claiborne Parish Police Jury have been reduced by the Court of Appeal by two-thirds because of plaintiffs' pre-trial settlements with and restrictive releases of two co-defendants and their insurers?

2) Should the damages awarded by the Court of Appeal be increased?

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