HARBIN v. WARD

No. 2013 CA 1620.

147 So.3d 213 (2014)

Leah HARBIN v. Gertrude WARD, National Automotive Insurance Company, and Garrison Property And Casualty Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 1, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Vaughn Cimini , Karen G. Arena , Metairie, Louisiana, for Defendants/Appellants National Automotive Insurance and Gertrude Ward.

Marcus J. Plaisance , Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee Leah Harbin.

Before PETTIGREW, McDONALD, and McCLENDON, JJ.


McCLENDON, J.

Defendants, an insurer and its insured, appeal a trial court judgment assigning its insured with sole fault for causing an accident. Defendants also seek review of the amounts awarded to the plaintiff for medical specials and general damages. For the reasons that follow, we amend the judgment to assign 25% fault to the plaintiff, and affirm the judgment, as amended.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On October 28, 2010, Ms. Gertrude Ward...

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