Case ID: so2d_159/html/0770-01.html
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Mrs. Florence K. CRAFT, Plaintiff-Appellee v. NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA et al., Defendants-Appellants.
    No. 1003.
    Court of Appeal of Louisiana. Third Circuit.
    Jan. 15, 1964.
    Rehearing Denied Feb. 6, 1964.
    Writ Granted March 11, 1964.
    Love & Hodges, by Lloyd F. Love, Fer-riday, for defendants-appellants.
    
      Falkenheiner & Calhoun, by W. C. Falk-enheiner, Vidalia, for plaintiff-appellee.
   SAVOY, Judge.

For the reasons set forth in the companion case of Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Nebraska, 159 So.2d 763, decided this date, the judgment of the district court is amended by reducing the award made to Mrs. Florence K. Craft from the sum of $4,500.00 to the sum of $2,500.00. In all other respects the judgment is affirmed. Costs of this appeal are assessed against plaintiff.

Amended and affirmed.

TATE, J., dissents and assigns written reasons.

FRUGE, J., dissents on quantum and assigns written reasons.

En Banc.

TATE, Judge

(dissenting).

For the reasons more fully stated in the companion case of Ballard v. National Indemnity Co., 159 So.2d 763, the writer dissents from the reduction of the trial court award.

FRUGÉ, Judge

(dissenting).

For the reasons set forth in my dissenting opinion in Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Nebraska, et al., 159 So.2d 763, I respectfully dissent.

On Application for Rehearing.

En Banc. Rehearing denied.

TATE, J., dissents from denial of rehearing.

FRUGÉ, J., believes a rehearing should be granted.