Legal Opinion
Gaspard v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 24, 2014No. 2013 CA 0800PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrain, J.
| Jn this suit against an uninsured motorist (UM) insurer, the plaintiff appeals the judgment in his favor, seeking additional damages for injuries sustained in a rear-end collision, as well as penalties and attorney fees. The defendant insurer has answered the appeal, contending that the award of damages should be reduced. We affirm.
FACTS
On February 19, 2006, Jerry Gaspard was involved in an automobile accident on Airline Highway in Ascension Parish. While stopped at a traffic light, the Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck Gaspard was operating was rear-ended by a Nissan Frontier driven by…
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