VICKNAIR v. ARCHIE TOWING COMPANY, INC.

No. 72-3241.

479 F.2d 59 (1973)

Edward Joseph VICKNAIR, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ARCHIE TOWING COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 4, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick L. Burke, Joy S. Miller, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

Dan C. Garner, William L. Von Hoene, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TUTTLE, GODBOLD and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

We conclude that if errors occurred in the reception of evidence or in the wording of the special interrogatories they were in no way prejudicial to the defendant. The only remaining issue is the argument that the jury's verdict of $65,000 for the permanent partial impairment of the plaintiff's ankle was so excessive as to bring it within the power of this court to reverse the denial of the motion in the trial court to order a remittitur of a part of the...

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