ACOSTA v. DOE

No. 7679.

342 So.2d 1241 (1977)

Zelia ACOSTA v. John DOE and the Louisiana Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Ltd.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 15, 1977.

Writ Refused April 26, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel E. Becnel, Jr., Reserve, for plaintiff-appellee.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, Robert Henry Sarpy, Jr., New Orleans, for defendant-appellant, the Louisiana Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Ltd.

Before REDMANN, GULOTTA, BOUTALL, SCHOTT and MORIAL, JJ.


GULOTTA, Judge.

Mrs. Zelia Acosta sustained back injury in an accident when a truck backed into an automobile occupied by her. We are confronted solely with a quantum question. The trial judge awarded $2,021.64 in special damages and $14,738.36 in general damages. Defendant's appeal is directed toward the excessiveness of the general damage award.

One of the considerations, among others, of the trial judge, in making the award, was stated in written reasons...

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