BOLEN v. STATE FARM FIRE & CAS. CO.

No. 16400-CA.

454 So.2d 1280 (1984)

Donald V. BOLEN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 22, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hal V. Lyons, Shreveport, for plaintiffs-appellants, Donald V. Bolen and David Ray Bolen.

Lunn, Irion, Switzer, Johnson & Salley by Jack E. Carlisle, Jr., Shreveport, for defendants-appellees, State Farm Fire and Cas. Co., Friendship Academy, Inc., and Cecil Thibodeaux.

Before HALL, MARVIN and NORRIS, JJ.


HALL, Judge.

The plaintiffs, a father and his son who was injured when bitten by a dog, appealed from a judgment in the amount of $35,000 rendered in accordance with a jury verdict, complaining that the damage award is too low and that the jury's finding that the son was thirty percent negligent is erroneous.

This lawsuit presents the poignant story of a boy, his coach, and his coach's watchdog who bit the hand (literally, the leg) that fed him.

The...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases