Anderson v. Safeco Insurance

MARVIN, Judge.

In this appeal of a judgment after a jury verdict, the plaintiffs Anderson, husband and wife, seek to increase a $4,000 award for personal injury damages. We find the jury abused its much discretion, amend to increase the award, and affirm as amended.

This action arose out of an incident in which Mrs. Anderson’s hand was run over by the automobile of the defendant. When the incident occurred, Mr. Anderson had been contesting with his former wife the custody of their two children, ages 8 and 5. The former Mrs. Anderson flew from Hawaii to Shreveport where the defendant, Helen…