Book v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

1 .DOUCET, Chief Judge.

Defendants, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm) and its insured Puja Verma, appeal a judgment of the district court awarding damages ($50,000.00 to Plaintiff, Lloyd Book and $5,000.00 to Plaintiff, Barbara Book, a total of $55,000.00 plus interest and costs), which Defendants claim are legally excessive, in that Plaintiffs, in their petition, prayed for damages “in a sum ... LESS THAN THE REQUISITE AMOUNT FOR [A] JURY TRIAL.” Plaintiffs answered the appeal seeking damages for frivolous appeal. We affirm the judgment of the trial court. We deny…