THONGSAVANH v. SCHEXNAYDER

No. 2009 CA 1462.

40 So.3d 989 (2010)

Phouthone THONGSAVANH and Southone Thongsavanh v. Martha W. SCHEXNAYDER, Louisiana Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company, Robert Groome and State Farm Fire and Casualty Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 7, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Rowe, Jr., David C. Bolton, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant, Martha W. Schexnayder.

Harley M. Brown, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Phouthone Thongsavanh.

Before DOWNING, GAIDRY, and McCLENDON, JJ.


GAIDRY, J.

A driver involved in a motor vehicle accident appeals a judgment against her for personal injury damages awarded to a passenger in another vehicle, and the passenger answers the appeal, seeking modification of the allocation of fault and an increase in the damages awarded. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court's judgment and deny the answer to the appeal.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The plaintiff, Phouthone Thongsavanh...

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