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BERNARD v. ROYAL INS. CO.

No. 90-CA-0928

586 So.2d 607 (1991)

Marilyn BERNARD v. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied November 15, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evan F. Trestman, New Orleans, for plaintiff/appellee.

Wood Brown, III, Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz, New Orleans, for defendants/appellants, Whitney Jones a/k/a Whitney Jones, Jr., the Regional Transit Authority, Intern. Ins. Co. and Royal Ins. Co.

Claude D. Vasser, Vasser & Trinchard, New Orleans, for defendant/appellee, Truck Ins. Exchange.

Before GARRISON, BARRY and BECKER, JJ.

BARRY, Judge.

Marilyn Bernard's personal injury lawsuit, based on negligence and strict liability, resulted in a jury verdict of $14,648,594. Liability was conceded. The primary issue on appeal is quantum.

THE ACCIDENT

Ms. Bernard was hospitalized at the time of trial and her doctors advised her not to testify in court. Her deposition was taken July 15, 1987 and November 11, 1989. The depositions were read to the jury and contained the following...

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