LAWRENCE v. CITY OF KENNER

No. 99-CA-1229.

761 So.2d 796 (2000)

Jerry Tom LAWRENCE v. The CITY OF KENNER, Chad R. Jacquet, and St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

May 17, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Knight, Law Office of William J. Knight, Franklinton, for plaintiff-appellee.

Gerald J. Nielsen, Nielsen Law Firm, Metairie, Philip J. Boudousque, Metairie, for defendants-appellants.

(Court composed of Judges CHARLES GRISBAUM, Jr., THOMAS F. DALEY, and CLARENCE E. McMANUS).


GRISBAUM, Chief Judge.

This appeal arises from a traffic accident between a bicyclist, Jerry Tom Lawrence, and the driver of an automobile, Officer Chad Jacquet. Defendants-Appellants, Officer Chad Jacquet, The City of Kenner, and St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, appeal the trial court's allocation of partial fault to Officer Jacquet. The Plaintiff-Appellee seeks an increase in his damages award. We reverse and vacate.

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