BRIDEVAUX v. MARCHAND

Nos. CW 88 1374, CA 88 0803.

543 So.2d 930 (1989)

Michael V. BRIDEVAUX and Doris Bridevaux v. Maria Christy MARCHAND, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company and Wausau Underwriters Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

April 11, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry Loup, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant Michael V. Bridevaux and Doris Bridevaux.

James E. Moore, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee Maria Christy Marchand, et al.

Before CARTER, LANIER and LeBLANC, JJ.


LANIER, Judge.

The procedural issue in this case is whether a party defendant who obtains a judgment on the merits in his favor can thereafter obtain a new trial on a jury's quantum award.

FACTS

At approximately 7:50 a.m. on January 31, 1984, Michael Bridevaux was driving a 1983 Ford pickup truck owned by Royal Refrigeration Company, Inc. (Royal) in a westerly direction on Louisiana Highway 37 near its intersection with Sherwood Forest Boulevard...

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