Legal Opinion
Sierra v. American Alternative Insurance Corp.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 18, 2014No. 2013 CA 1808PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTheriot, J.
| gDefendants-appellants, the St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 6 (the fire department) and its insurer, American Alternative Insurance Corporation (AAIC), appeal the decision of the trial court awarding damages for inconvenience, loss of use, mental anguish, trauma, and emotional distress after an unoccupied fire truck rolled down a hill and crashed into the side of a house owned by plaintiffs-appellees, Ruth and Donald Sierra, Jr. For the following reasons, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
The facts are undisputed. On December 4, 2010, an unoccupied tanker fire truck was parked on the fire…
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