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

No. 2006-CA-0054.

946 So.2d 230 (2006)

Maxwell MONTRELL v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY and Paula Engnath.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

November 21, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin N. Cade, Louis A. Gerdes, Jr., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Lindsay A. Larson III, David A. Strauss, Christian A. Garbett, King, Leblanc and Bland, P.L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

(Court composed of Judge MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge TERRI F. LOVE, Judge DAVID S. GORBATY).


MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge.

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company ("State Farm"), seeks reversal of the trial court's judgment that awarded the plaintiff $1,915.00 in special damages and $5.000.00 in general damages. It is appealing on two bases. First, State Farm contends it should have been dismissed because it is not subject to a direct action under Louisiana's Direct Action Statute. Second, it contends that the trial court erred in awarding damages to the...

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