Legal Opinion
Fletcher v. Simmons
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 29, 2003No. 37,758-CAPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGaskins, J.
Louisiana Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company (“Farm Bureau”) appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiff Kim Fletcher. The issue presented in this auto accident case is whether the trial court’s general damage award of $18,000.00 was excessive. For the following reasons, we amend and affirm.
FACTS
On December 26, 1998, Kim Fletcher, age 27, was riding as a passenger in her mother’s 1991 Ford Ranger pickup truck on Louisiana Highway 139 in Ouachita Parish. The truck was driven by Jeremy Nolan, Ms. Fletcher’s boyfriend. A 1984 Oldsmobile driven by Dawn Simmons was going west when it struck…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Aisole v. DeanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
- Manuel v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
- Jackson v. AL & W. MOORE TRUCKINGLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
- Holloway v. Midland Risk Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
- Hunt v. LongLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2000
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