Legal Opinion
Jones v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 19, 1967No. 10789PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLADNEY, Judge.
This appeal presents for review the amount of awards in favor of plaintiffs in damages by a jury verdict. The liability insurer, Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, appellant herein, contends the jury abused' its discretion in awarding excessive and exorbitant amounts.
The action arises from an automobile accident which occurred on August 8, 1965, at which time Fleta A. Ware was driving an automobile owned by Earl Jackson Jones in a southerly direction on Louisiana Highway 1 about sixteen miles south of Shreveport in Caddo Parish, when the vehicle was struck head-on by an…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Gaspard v. LeMaireSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
- Little v. HughesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- Crier v. Marquette Casualty CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Thrash v. Continental Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1941
3Cited by7 opinions
- Duplechin v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
- Cloney v. Travelers Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Bourgeois v. State Ex Rel. Dept. of HighwaysLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- State v. HaywoodLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
- Jones v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
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