BROUSSARD v. PELTIER

No. 84-916.

479 So.2d 679 (1985)

Barbara Jean BROUSSARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth PELTIER & Allstate Insurance Company, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 11, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald R. Fuselier, New Iberia, for plaintiff-appellant.

Roy & Hattan, L. Lane Roy, Herman C. Clause & Karen R. Longon, Lafayette, for defendants-appellee.

Before GUIDRY, DOUCET and LABORDE, JJ.


DOUCET, Judge.

This is an appeal from a default judgment, awarding $5,000.00 for decreased vision in her left eye as a result of a blow inflicted on the plaintiff by the defendant. The only issue before this court is the sufficiency of the damages awarded.

In reviewing an award of damages to determine whether it is inadequate or excessive, the appellate court must look to the individual circumstances of the case before it. Only after an analysis of the facts...

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