VANDERKOOI v. SEWELL

No. 31034-CA.

718 So.2d 604 (1998)

Bryan K. VANDERKOOI and Elizabeth Vanderkooi, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Edward D. SEWELL, Kevin Larsen, Paul Lashley Supply Co., Inc., and Economy Fire & Casualty Company, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

September 23, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway by Sidney E. Cook, Jr., Shreveport, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Barham & Warner by Richard G. Barham, Shreveport, for Defendants-Appellees Edward D. Sewell, Paul Lashley Supply Co., Inc. and West American Insurance Company.

Before MARVIN, C.J., and STEWART and PEATROSS, JJ.


MARVIN, Chief Judge.

In this action for damages arising out of plaintiffs' automobile being rear-ended by another vehicle, the plaintiffs, husband and wife, appeal, seeking to increase the award based on a jury verdict.

The judgment awarded Elizabeth Vanderkooi $20,000 general damages and past medical expenses of $11,649, subject to a credit of $10,682 paid by defendants, for a net special damage award of $967. Plaintiffs ask us to increase Mrs. Vanderkooi...

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