Legal Opinion
King v. State Farm Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 8, 2012No. 47,368-CAPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGaskins, J.
11 This case involves a three-vehicle accident. The defendant driver, Harold E. Whitlock, was involved in an initial crash with a truck that caused his car to spin. He then collided with a car driven by the plaintiff driver, Delores King. Mr. Whit-lock and his insurer, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, appeal from a trial court judgment finding that Ms. King was not at fault and awarding her general damages of $30,000 for her broken foot. We affirm.
FACTS
At about 6:50 a.m. on November 19, 2003, Mr. Whitlock was traveling east on Highway 34 in Ouachita Parish in his Dodge…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Watson v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- Ebarb v. MatlockLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
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