HERNANDEZ v. SHOWALTER

No. 8138.

344 So.2d 1174 (1977)

Douglas R. HERNANDEZ, Jr., Individually and for the use and benefit of John Hernandez and Douglas Hernandez, III, as head and master of the marital community and Gale Hernandez, his wife v. Betty K. SHOWALTER et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

April 13, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney D. Torres, III and George N. Bischof, Jr., Chalmette, for Douglas R. Hernandez, Jr., et al., plaintiffs-appellees.

Craig R. Nelson, of Hammett, Leake, Hammett, Hulse & Nelson, New Orleans, for Betty K. Showalter, William G. Showalter, and Government Employees Ins. Co., defendants-appellants.

Before BOUTALL, MORIAL and BEER, JJ.


BOUTALL, Judge.

Plaintiffs, Douglas Hernandez and his wife Gale Hernandez, filed suit for damages sustained in an auto accident with the defendant, Betty Showalter. From a judgment awarding damages to the plaintiffs, defendants have perfected this appeal.

Appellants raise the issues of excessive and unreasonable quantum of the awards and denial of due process of defendants' rights to full and fair cross-examination of plaintiff's expert physician.

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