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COURVILLE v. B & B ENGINEERING AND SUPPLY COMPANY

No. 7813.

230 So.2d 377 (1969)

Frank M. COURVILLE v. B & B ENGINEERING AND SUPPLY COMPANY, Inc., the Travelers Insurance Company and B. E. Townsend.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 2, 1970.

Writ Refused April 3, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. S. McKenzie, of Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, and Franklin, Moore, Beychok & Cooper, Baton Rouge, for appellant.

Carl A. Guidry, of DeBlieux, Guidry & Lowe, Baton Rouge, for appellees.

Before LANDRY, SARTAIN and ELLIS, JJ.

LANDRY, Judge.

Defendants appeal a solidary jury verdict awarded plaintiff in the amount of $59,000.00 for personal injuries and damages sustained in an accident in which plaintiff was struck by a pick-up truck and received injuries to his right knee. Negligence of the truck driver, Townsend, is conceded. The issues before this court are (1) the alleged contributory negligence of plaintiff, and (2) the reputed excessiveness of the award. We find the award excessive...

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