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OWENS v. LIBERTY LLOYDS INS. CO., INC.

95 CA 1566.

672 So.2d 1138 (1996)

Mildred D. OWENS v. LIBERTY LLOYDS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 16, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Simpson, Paul Simpson, Amite, for Plaintiff-Appellee—Mildred D. Owens.

Rodney C. Cashe, Hammond, for Defendant-Appellant—Successor to Liberty Lloyds Insurance Company, Inc.

Before LOTTINGER, C.J., and GONZALES and FITZSIMMONS, JJ.

FITZSIMMONS, Judge.

Appellant, Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA), filed this appeal challenging the trial court's grant of a Motion to Amend the Petition to increase the amount sued upon to a sum greater than the amount necessary for a jury trial. The trial court awarded $30,000 to the petitioner, plus legal interest. This award is also appealed as being excessive and an abuse of the court's discretion.

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