AUGUSTUS v. CLARK

No. CA 3115.

480 So.2d 392 (1985)

Marlene AUGUSTUS v. Nathaniel CLARK and New Orleans Public Service, Inc.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

December 11, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darleen M. Jacobs, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

Ogden, Ogden & McCune, Charlton B. Ogden, III, New Orleans, for defendants-appellants.

Before SCHOTT, LOBRANO and WILLIAMS, JJ.


SCHOTT, Judge.

Plaintiff was a passenger on a bus owned by defendant, New Orleans Public Service, Inc., and driven by defendant, Nathaniel Clark, when the bus collided with an automobile. Plaintiff and a number of other passengers were injured. Defendants have appealed from a judgment awarding plaintiff $15,000 pursuant to a jury verdict. The sole issue is whether the award constitutes an abuse of the jury's discretion.

The accident happened on January 11...

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