AUSTIN v. CARRIERS INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 10407.

176 So.2d 754 (1965)

Lewell Harmon AUSTIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CARRIERS INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

June 16, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wellborn Jack, Shreveport, for plaintiff-appellant.

Bodenheimer, Looney & Jones, Shreveport, for defendants-appellees.

Before GLADNEY, AYRES and BOLIN, JJ.


BOLIN, Judge.

While a passenger in a vehicle driven by his wife, Mr. Austin was injured when the Austin car collided with a truck owned by Parkhill Truck Company and insured by Carriers Insurance Company. Austin sues for personal injuries and related special damages allegedly resulting from the truck driver's negligence. The lower court awarded plaintiff $1500 for his pain and suffering plus $735 as special damages and he appeals, asking that the award be increased...

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