OLIVEIRA v. CROWTHER

No. 4420.

96 So.2d 96 (1957)

George Edward OLIVEIRA, Sr., for himself individually, and for and on behalf of his minor son, George Edward Oliveira, Jr., v. Robert James CROWTHER et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 28, 1957.

Writ of Certiorari Denied October 8, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Taylor, Porter, Brooks, Fuller & Phillips, Baton Rouge, for appellant.

Gilbert Bernstein, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

Adams & Reese, New Orleans, Pugh, Lanier & Pugh, Thibodaux, for defendant-appellee.


TATE, Judge.

The facts and legal issues are discussed in the companion case, Guidry v. Crowther, La.App., 96 So.2d 71, rendered this date. For the reasons stated therein, the District Court correctly held appellants liable.

Appellants alternatively urge that the damages awarded were excessive.

The District Court awarded $700 for personal injuries, plus $42 of proven medical expenses, for "a complete fracture of the...

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