Kennerson v. Continental Ins. Co.

Full title: WILLIAM J. KENNERSON, III, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. CONTINENTAL INSURANCE…

Court: Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit

Date published: Apr 10, 1985

468 So. 2d 689 (La. Ct. App. 1985)

Opinion

No. 84-350.

April 10, 1985.

APPEAL FROM 15TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF VERMILION; MARCUS A. BROUSSARD, JR., JUDGE.

Onebane, Donohoe, Bernard, Torian, Diaz, McNamara Abell, Lafayette (Timothy J. McNamara, Lafayette), Mouton Roy (Alan K. Breaud), Lafayette, for defendants-appellants.

R. Scott Ramsey, Berwick, Francis Dugas, Thibodaux, Leo J. Landry, Jr., Morgan City, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Clarence A. Frost, of Faris, Ellis, Cutrone Gilmore, New Orleans, George R. Privat, Lafayette, for defendants-appellees.

Before GUIDRY, LABORDE and YELVERTON, JJ.

GUIDRY, Judge.

For the reasons set forth in the companion case of Richardson v. Continental Insurance Company, et al, (La.App. 3rd Cir. 1985), the judgment of the trial court is amended so as to reduce the principal amount of the award to William J. Kennerson, III, from the sum of $200,000.00 to the sum of $88,718.45. In all other respects, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed. Defendants are cast for all costs of this appeal.

AFFIRMED AS AMENDED.