Paul v. Allstate Insurance Co.

Ji_NESTOR L. CURRAULT, Jr, Judge Pro Tem.

The defendants, Dayna Talley and Allstate Insurance Company, appeal a judgment awarding the plaintiff, Tyran Paul, $12,094.16 in damages and $5,000.00 in penalties. For the following reasons, we affirm the portion of the judgment awarding damages, and reverse the portion of the judgment awarding penalties.

The defendants assign three errors:

1. The lower court committed manifest error in finding that Dayna Talley was the cause of the accident in question.

2. The lower court committed an abuse of discretion in awarding Tyran Paul $10,-000.00 in general…