HASTINGS v. SOUTHERN NAT. INS. CO.

No. 20957-CA.

554 So.2d 221 (1989)

Wilma Joyce HASTINGS, et vir, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SOUTHERN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Writ Denied February 16, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roland V. McKneely, Jr., Bossier City, for plaintiffs-appellants, Wilma & Loyd Hastings.

David L. White, Bossier City, for defendant-appellant, Mid-American Indem. Co.

Before MARVIN, NORRIS and HIGHTOWER, JJ.


MARVIN, Judge.

In this action for personal injury damages arising out of a rear-end accident, the underinsured motorist carrier of plaintiffs appeals a judgment awarding plaintiffs their UM policy limit of $10,000.

Plaintiffs also appeal, seeking to assess LRS 22:658 penalties and attorney fees against their UM carrier.

The threshold issue is whether the trial court abused its discretion in determining that the general damages sustained by plaintiffs...

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