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COFFIL v. NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC SERVICE, INC.

No. CA 1490.

453 So.2d 1226 (1984)

Willie Mae COFFIL v. NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC SERVICE, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 24, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven M. Koenig, Heisler & Wysocki, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

James Maher, III, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Before SCHOTT, LOBRANO and WARD, JJ.

SCHOTT, Judge.

Plaintiff was injured while boarding a bus owned by defendant, New Orleans Public Service, Inc. After trial by jury she was awarded $100,000. Defendant has appealed seeking a reduction in the award. Liability is uncontested. The issue is whether the jury abused its much discretion in the amount of the award.

Plaintiff is a widow who was 49 years old at the time of trial on May 19, 1983. She was employed prior to the accident on January 27, 1982...

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