REDMANN, Chief Judge.
We granted certiorari to review a denial of jury trial in a personal injury action in which, by amended petition, plaintiff increased the total sought as damages from $10,000 to $100,000. La.C.C.P. 1732(1) denies trial by jury when "the amount in dispute" does not exceed $10,000 (up from $5,000, by amendment a year before plaintiff's original petition).
The trial judge reasoned that he was "satisfied there should not be an award of $10...
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