TOWNS v. GEORGIA CAS. & SUR. CO.

No. 16548-CA.

459 So.2d 124 (1984)

Richard TOWNS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GEORGIA CASUALTY & SURETY CO., et al, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

October 31, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theus, Grisham, Davis & Leigh by Brian E. Crawford, Monroe, Armand F. Rabun, Farmerville, for defendants-appellants.

Hayes, Harkey, Smith & Cascio by Charles S. Smith, Walker & Walker by Carl F. Walker, Monroe, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MARVIN, JASPER E. JONES, and FRED W. JONES, Jr., JJ.


MARVIN, Judge.

In this tort action arising out of a collision between a truck and an automobile, the truck defendants appeal, contending that the jury was clearly wrong in allocating only 10 percent of the fault to the automobile driver. CC Art. 2323.

In answer to the appeal, plaintiffs (Towns) contend that the jury erred in finding Mrs. Towns, the driver of the automobile, negligent to any degree and that the $260,000 damages awarded to her two-year-old son...

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