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

No. 02-1348.

843 So.2d 515 (2003)

Lloyd O. BOOK, Jr., et ux v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 2, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilbert J. Saucier, Jr. Pineville, LA, and Michael L. Glass, Alexandria, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellees: Lloyd O. and Barbara Book.

James B. Reichman, Alexandria, LA, for Defendants/Appellants: State Farm Automobile Ins. Co. & Puja Verma.

Court composed of NED E. DOUCET, Jr., Chief Judge, SYLVIA R. COOKS, and JOHN D. SAUNDERS, Judges.


DOUCET, Chief Judge.

Defendants, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm) and its insured Puja Verma, appeal a judgment of the district court awarding damages ($50,000.00 to Plaintiff, Lloyd Book and $5,000.00 to Plaintiff, Barbara Book, a total of $55,000.00 plus interest and costs), which Defendants claim are legally excessive, in that Plaintiffs, in their petition, prayed for damages "in a sum ... LESS THAN THE REQUISITE AMOUNT FOR [A] JURY TRIAL...

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