ANGELLE v. GRIFFIN

No. 6925.

370 So.2d 160 (1979)

Joseph ANGELLE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. James B. GRIFFIN and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Defendants and Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 11, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth DeJean and J. Minos Simon, Lafayette, for plaintiff and appellant.

Roy & Forrest by L. Albert Forrest, New Iberia, for defendants and appellees.

Before CULPEPPER, CUTRER and STOKER, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

Plaintiff seeks damages for personal injuries sustained when the automobile he was driving was struck from the rear by a vehicle driven by the defendant Griffin. The trial judge held defendants liable and awarded plaintiff $17,000 for "pain, suffering, loss of wages, medical expenses, and disability, past, present and future." Only the plaintiff appealed, seeking an increase in the award.

Although the trial judge did not give reasons, plaintiff...

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