Legal Opinion
Andrus v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 22, 1996No. 95-C-0801PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
670 So.2d 1206 (1996)
Rumae Nell ANDRUS
v.
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
No. 95-C-0801.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 22, 1996.
Rehearing Denied May 10, 1996.
Terry L. Rowe, Lafayette, for Applicant.
Kenneth Pitre, Eunice, for Respondent.
LEMMON, Justice.[*]
We granted certiorari to review the court of appeal's seven hundred percent increase in the amount of general damages awarded by the jury in this personal injury case. We conclude that the court of appeal erred in determining that the trial court jury had abused its much discretion as to general damages for past and future…
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