LOMENICK v. SCHOEFFLER

No. 48469.

200 So.2d 127 (1967)

250 La. 959

Otis LOMENICK v. Paul H. SCHOEFFLER, d/b/a Schoeffler Cadillac et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied June 30, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Minos Simon, Lafayette, for plaintiff-relator and amicus curiae.

Wm. B. Baggett, Lake Charles, Frank S. Bruno, Harold J. Lamy, of Dodd, Hirsch, Barker & Meunier, New Orleans, Bob F. Wright, of Domengeaux, Wright & Bienvenu, Lafayette, W. T. McCain, Colfax, Floyd J. Reed, of Reed, Reed & Reed, Herman M. Schroeder of Hattier, Schroeder & Kuntz, New Orleans, Gerard F. Thomas, Jr., of Thomas & Friedman, Natchitoches, for amicus curiae.

Nicholls Pugh, Jr., of Pugh & Boudreaux, Lafayette, for defendant-respondent.


HAWTHORNE, Justice.

We granted a writ of review in this whiplash type injury case in which the Court of Appeal reduced the judgment of the district court based on a jury verdict from $10,000.00 to $5500.00 because we considered that the opinion of the Court of Appeal revealed that the reduction was made on the basis of classification of the injury as "moderate" rather than on any substantial, specific reasons compelled by the particular facts and circumstances of...

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