BURTON v. FORET

No. CA841223.

484 So.2d 753 (1986)

James A. BURTON, Jr. v. John Dudley FORET and Casualty Reciprocal Exchange Company, All State Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

February 25, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen M. Larussa, Houma, for plaintiff and appellee—James A. Burton, Jr.

Christopher P. Riviere, Thibodaux, for third party defendant and appellant—All State Ins. Co.

Diana Zink, Quentin Urquhart, Jr., New Orleans, for defendant—Casualty Reciprocal Exchange Ins. Co.

Before CARTER, SAVOIE and ALFORD, JJ.


ALFORD, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the trial court in which a jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff, James Burton, Jr., and against defendant, Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate). Mr. Burton was awarded $186,500.00 plus penalties and attorney's fees for injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

FACTS

On September 23, 1981, Mr. Burton, a thirty-year-old cabinet maker and shop foreman, was injured when a pickup truck...

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