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

No. 95-C-0801.

670 So.2d 1206 (1996)

Rumae Nell ANDRUS v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied May 10, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry L. Rowe, Lafayette, for Applicant.

Kenneth Pitre, Eunice, for Respondent.

LEMMON, Justice.*

We granted certiorari to review the court of appeal's seven hundred percent increase in the amount of general damages awarded by the jury in this personal injury case. We conclude that the court of appeal erred in determining that the trial court jury had abused its much discretion as to general damages for past and future mental pain and suffering and loss of consortium, and we accordingly reverse that portion of the...

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