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COUTEE v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO.

Nos. 95-269, 95-270.

664 So.2d 542 (1995)

Josephine COUTEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Wilmon J. COUTEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 2, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Howerton Thomas, Ted David Hernandez, Natchitoches, for Josephine Coutee in No. 9500269.

Jeffrey Howerton Thomas, Ted David Hernandez, Natchitoches, for Wilmon J. Coutee in No. 9500270.

James Michael Edwards, Monroe, for State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co. in both cases.

Before DOUCET, C.J., and AMY and SULLIVAN, JJ.

SULLIVAN, Judge.

This personal injury case arises out of an automobile accident. Plaintiffs, Wilmon "Jimmy" Coutee and Josephine Coutee, appeal a verdict in which the jury (1) found Mr. Coutee 80% at fault in causing the accident and (2) awarded general and special damages of $20,000 to Mr. Coutee and $3,000 to Mrs. Coutee. For the following reasons, we increase the award to Mrs. Coutee but otherwise affirm the jury's findings.

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