LAFLEUR v. JOHN DEERE CO.

No. 85-C-2402.

491 So.2d 624 (1986)

Arlen LAFLEUR v. JOHN DEERE COMPANY, et al. Larry FONTENOT v. F. HOLLIER & SONS, INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied September 4, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Cunningham, III, Edwards, Stefanski, & Barousse, Crowley, Richard C. Meaux, Davidson, Meaux, Sonnier & McElligott, Lafayette, for defendant-applicant.

John Haas Weinstein, Losavio & Weinstein, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-respondent.


CALOGERO, Justice.*

Plaintiff Larry Fontenot purchased a farming implement (a grain drill) to use in planting a soy bean crop. Because it was defective his crop was disastrously poor and he suffered pecuniary as well as nonpecuniary damages.

The principal question for us to decide now is whether the $125,000 portion of his $276,901.75 jury award for mental anguish should be permitted to stand. For the reasons which follow we decide...

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