GIESLER v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUAR. CO.

No. CA 4534.

498 So.2d 292 (1986)

Henry G. GIESLER, Jr. v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY and Jeanerette Sugar Company, Inc.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 10, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. D'Amico, Sophia Pappas Barnett, New Orleans, for plaintiff.

Shirley A. Nassif, Henry E. Yoes, III, Camilo Salas, III, Sessions, Fishman, Rosenson, Boisfontaine, Nathan & Winn, New Orleans, for defendants.

Before SCHOTT and BYRNES, JJ., and HUFFT, J. Pro Tem.


(Schott, J., dissenting in part)

PRESTON H. HUFFT, Judge Pro Tem.

This is a claim for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff as a result of an automobile accident on July 9, 1980. Basically, the appeal raises two issues for consideration: (1) the admission of the deposition of Werner Maiwald and (2) whether the award of $195,052.76 was manifestly erroneous.

The Trial Judge handed down the following detailed reasons for the judgment:

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