HOUSLEY v. CERISE

No. 89-CA-2140.

597 So.2d 71 (1992)

William James Henry HOUSLEY, Individually and on Behalf of the Community and as the Administrator of the Estate of his Minor Daughter, Vickie Ann Housley and Vickie Housley, his Wife v. Dr. and Mrs. Elmo CERISE and/or E. John Cerise and Aetna Casualty and Surety Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied June 19, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Perrin C. Butler, Robert Stern, Butler & Stern, Metairie, for plaintiffs/appellees.

Gerald J. Nielsen, Middleberg, Riddle & Gianna, New Orleans, for defendants/appellants.

Before KLEES and CIACCIO, JJ., and JAMES C. GULOTTA, J. Pro Tem.


JAMES C. GULOTTA, Judge Pro Tem.

This case has been remanded to this court by the Louisiana Supreme Court for consideration of the issue of quantum only.1 Defendants appealed the trial court judgment claiming that the damages awarded in this case are excessive. Plaintiffs neither appealed the trial court judgment nor answered the defendants' appeal. We vacate in part and affirm in part.

The trial court awarded damages to the minor...

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