O'Neal v. Allstate Insurance Co.

LEAR, Judge.

After a trial on the merits, plaintiff was awarded the sum of $971.63 for personal injuries and property damage resulting from an automobile accident which occurred on Creole Street in the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana, on January 21, 1967, at approximately 10:00 A.M. The defendant appeals the judgment of the city court, asking that this court reverse the trial court or, in the alternative, reduce the amount awarded for lack of proper proof.

The facts show that defendant’s insured, Mrs. Betty Hebert, lives on the east side of Creole Street almost directly across from plaintiff’s…