Legal Opinion
Jenkins v. Bradley
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 10, 2000No. 33,126-CAPublished
1Opinion of the Court
hWILLIAMS, Judge.
The' defendants, Joe B. Bradley and American International South Insurance Company (“American”), appeal a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Woodrow Jenkins. The trial court awarded damages, penalties and attorney fees to plaintiff, finding that the. insurer’s failure to pay the plaintiffs reasonable transportation expenses was arbitrary. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS
On April 5, 1997, Woodrow Jenkins was driving his 1985 Ford pickup truck on Lea Joyner Road in Monroe, Louisiana. As Jenkins was traveling through the intersection at Layton Street, Joe Bradley…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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