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HUGHES v. SCOTTSDALE INS. CO.

No. 35,043-CA.

793 So.2d 537 (2001)

Melba Louise Allen HUGHES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 22, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Russell Davis, Arcadia, James M. Johnson, Minden, Counsel for Appellant.

Ungarino & Eckert, by Wayne R. Maldonado, Michael J. Tarleton, Metairie, Counsel for Appellees Scottsdale Ins. Co. and Dewayne Lee.

Edward C. Jacobs, Springfield, Counsel for Appellee Charles Jurls.

Before NORRIS, WILLIAMS and STEWART, JJ.

STEWART, J.

The plaintiff, Melba Louise Allen Hughes Bamburg, filed suit after being injured in an automobile accident. The jury assessed her with fifty percent of the fault and awarded her general damages of $5,000 and special damages of $10,000, both reduced by her percentage of fault. The trial court ordered her to pay the defendants' court costs. The plaintiff now appeals the jury's finding of fault and seeks an increase in the damages awarded. She also appeals...

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