JONES v. LEDET

No. 7188.

383 So.2d 1308 (1980)

Rose Mae JONES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lee Joseph LEDET, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 29, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clyde Fontenot of Fontenot & Mitchell, Ville Platte, for defendant-appellant.

Raymond J. LeJeune, Mamou, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CULPEPPER, DOMENGEAUX, GUIDRY, STOKER and LABORDE, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This appeal is from a default judgment for damages for personal injuries resulting from a battery. The substantial issue on appeal is whether plaintiff proved her damages by competent evidence, in particular, by testimony which was not hearsay.

At the hearing for confirmation of default, plaintiff and her co-worker, Susie Richardson, were the only witnesses. Plaintiff testified that on September 20, 1978 she was working at her job of sewing...

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