WACTOR v. PICKENS LUMBER CO.

No. 18 505-CA.

505 So.2d 815 (1987)

Russell WACTOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PICKENS LUMBER COMPANY and its insurer, Wausau Insurance Companies, and James H. Foreman, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 30, 1987.

Writ Denied July 1, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Williams & Williams by Moses Junior Williams, Tallulah, for plaintiff-appellant.

Hayes, Harkey, Smith & Cascio by Charles S. Smith, Monroe, for defendants-appellees.

Before MARVIN, FRED W. JONES, Jr. and SEXTON, JJ.


MARVIN, Judge.

In this appeal, the plaintiff who suffered disabling injuries in a motor vehicle accident in 1983 seeks to increase a judgment that awarded him $150,000 general damages and approximately $17,000 for past medical expenses. The defendant contends that the trial court did not abuse its great discretion and argues that the judgment should be affirmed.

We amend to increase the award to allow for future...

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