BRASSEAUX v. HAGAN

No. 98-1796.

736 So.2d 284 (1999)

Dwight BRASSEAUX, et ux., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Lisa HAGAN, et al., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 28, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence N. Curtis, Lafayette, for Dwight Brasseaux.

Preston D. Cloyd, Lafayette, for State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

BEFORE: COOKS, DECUIR and AMY, Judges.


COOKS, Judge.

The plaintiffs appeal the jury's general damage award of $10,000.00, contending it was inadequate. Finding merit in plaintiffs' contention, we raise the award of general damages to $30,000.00.

FACTS

On August 18, 1995, Dwight Brasseaux was driving in a westerly direction on Louisiana Highway 14 in Abbeville, Louisiana, with Charlene Brasseaux in the front passenger seat. Brasseaux's vehicle was struck from the rear by a 1989 Ford pickup...

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