MESSINA v. ALLSTATE INS. CO.

No. 90-CA-0674.

572 So.2d 823 (1990)

Joseph MESSINA v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

December 27, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony J. Russo, Clarence F. Favret, Favret, Favret, Demarest & Russo, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Fred M. Trowbridge, Jr., W. Ryan Acomb, Porteous, Hainkel, Johnson & Sarpy, New Orleans, for defendant/appellee State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

Steven M. Lozes, Lozes & Cambre, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Before SCHOTT, C.J., and KLEES and CIACCIO, JJ.


SCHOTT, Chief Judge.

The issue in this case is whether a jury verdict of $15,000 for a herniated disc with no nerve involvement and no probability that surgery will be required in the future is so inadequate as to constitute an abuse of the jury's discretion.

Plaintiff sustained neck and back injuries in an automobile accident on April 22, 1985. He first saw an internist who administered heat treatment and ultrasound for a short period and referred him to...

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