DARBONNE v. SAFECO INS. CO. OF AMERICA

No. 83-697.

452 So.2d 801 (1984)

Chester DARBONNE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

June 27, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Trimble, Randow, Percy, Wilson & Foote, James T. Trimble, Jr. and Elizabeth E. Foote, Alexandria, James Shelton, Lafayette, for defendant-appellant.

David Carriere, Opelousas, for plaintiffappellee.

Before CUTRER, DOUCET and YELVERTON, JJ.


DOUCET, Judge.

In this personal injury action against an uninsured motorist carrier, the jury awarded plaintiff damages, statutory penalties, and attorney's fees. From that judgment, the defendant-insurer appeals and the plaintiff has answered the appeal, seeking an increase in attorney's fees. We amend and affirm.

On September 22, 1981, the plaintiff, Chester Darbonne, received personal injuries arising from an automobile accident when his vehicle was struck...

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