ORFANELLO v. PEPSI COLA BOTTLING COMPANY

No. 5986.

290 So.2d 353 (1974)

Rose T. ORFANELLO, wife of/and Lucien Orfanello, et al. v. PEPSI COLA BOTTLING COMPANY et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 8, 1974.

Writ Refused April 19, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Birdsall, Alvarez & Rodriguez, Benjamin J. Birdsall, Jr., New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, Donald O. Collins, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before STOULIG and SCHOTT, JJ., and FLEMING, J. Pro Tem.


STOULIG, Judge.

Plaintiffs, Mrs. Rose Orfanello and Mrs. Eloise Todaro, have appealed seeking an increase in the quantum awarded as general damages for their injuries sustained when a Pepsi Cola truck backed into their stopped Volkswagen sedan. Defendants have neither appealed nor answered the appeal, and therefore liability is not at issue.

First, we will consider Mrs. Orfanello's contention that her award of $6,500 was insufficient to compensate her for...

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