FINWALL v. UNION OIL CO. OF CALIFORNIA

No. 88 CA 1158.

551 So.2d 673 (1989)

Nelson J. FINWALL v. UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, IMCO, a/k/a Inland Marine Construction Company, ABC and DEF Insurance Companies, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

October 11, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith M. Whipple, Houma, for plaintiff and appellant, Nelson J. Finwall.

Joseph A. Reilly, Jr., Houma, for defendant and appellee, Union Oil Co. of Cal.

Jeffrey A. Raines, New Orleans, for defendant and appellee, Inpro Services.

Before CARTER, SAVOIE and ALFORD, JJ.


CARTER, Judge.

This is a suit for damages arising out of a fall on an offshore platform. The trial judge determined that plaintiff was not at fault and awarded plaintiff damages against Union Oil. From the judgment awarding plaintiff $262,326.23 in damages, plaintiff appeals.1

Plaintiff contends that the trial judge erred in awarding insufficient damages for various items of damage, including lost wages, past and future pain, suffering...

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