SMITH v. LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU CAS. INS. CO.

No. 90-1306.

603 So.2d 199 (1992)

Katherine Sue SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied October 9, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. Henry Sanders, Jena, for plaintiff/appellant.

Cotton, Bolton, Hoychick & Doughty, Terry Doughty, Rayville, for defendant/appellant.

Before YELVERTON and KNOLL, JJ., and MARCANTEL, J. Pro Tem.


KNOLL, Judge.

This appeal involves a tort suit by Katherine Sue Smith against Louisiana Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company for damages she received when she was bitten by a pet raccoon at the residence of Farm Bureau's insured, Lester Fannin.

The jury awarded Smith $35,000 for pain and suffering, past and future, $26,000 for medical expenses, past and future, and $38,000 for loss of wages, past and future. It assigned 60% fault to Farm Bureau's insured...

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