Jacobs v. Marquette Casualty Co.

CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a suit for damages caused when a pedestrian was struck by an automobile driven by defendant’s insured. After a trial on the merits the district judge held for the plaintiffs. The defendant appealed. Plaintiffs answered the appeal, asking increases in the awards.

The situs of the accident is on St. John Street near its intersection with North First Avenue in a residential area of the city of Lake Charles. At this location St. John Street runs east and west and is paved with asphalt, about 20 feet in width. There are no concrete curbs or gutters. Along the north side of…