Sonnier v. Hardware Mutual Casualty Co.

HOOD, Judge.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff as the result of a motor vehicle collision. It was instituted by Charles Wayne Sonnier against Edward Gatson, Jr., and his insurer, Hardware Mutual Casualty Company. The case was tried by jury, with the result that a special verdict was rendered finding, in effect, that defendant Gatson was negligent, that Sonnier was free from contributory negligence, and that plaintiff sustained damages in the amount of $7,800.00. Judgment was rendered by the trial court in favor of plaintiff, awarding him the sum set out…