CARTER v. RITTENBERG

No. 7059.

326 So.2d 889 (1976)

Robert C. CARTER v. Katherine Lynn RITTENBERG et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

February 13, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Orlando G. Bendana, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

Robert J. Young, Jr., Michael K. Fitzpatrick, Edward L. Levert, Jr., New Orleans, for defendants-appellants.

Before REDMANN, GULOTTA and SCHOTT, JJ.


REDMANN, Judge.

This appeal seeks reduction of a $21,500 damage award on jury verdict. We affirm.

Undisputed is that plaintiff worked six days a week before the accident, staying after hours or returning on Sunday if needed, and never missing a day, to support his wife and six children. After plaster from defendant building owners' ceiling fell and struck his forehead, he did not work for sixteen months, losing about $9,360 in wages while his family lived...

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