HOLDEN v. STRAUGHN

No. 13934.

376 So.2d 1292 (1979)

Clara HOLDEN, Individually and as Administratrix of Estate of Rene S. Holden, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Tommy STRAUGHN, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

September 24, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larvadain & Scott by Edward Larvadain, Jr., Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellant.

Simmons & Derr by Kermit M. Simmons, Winnfield, for defendant-appellee.

Before PRICE, HALL and JONES, JJ.


JONES, Judge.

Plaintiff, Clara Holden, individually and as administratrix of the estate of her sixteen year old son, Rene, appeals seeking to increase a judgment against an adult defendant, Tommy Straughn, for damages sustained by her son from defendant's battery. Defendant answers the appeal seeking a reversal of the judgment on the basis that plaintiff failed to prove the battery and alternatively contends he is entitled to a reduction in the damages awarded under...

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