ZION v. STOCKFIETH

No. 91-CA-627.

616 So.2d 1373 (1993)

Buck ZION v. Lloyd STOCKFIETH, Chevron Oil Company, and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

April 14, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Brooks, Herbert G. Gauthreaux, Gretna, for plaintiff-appellant.

James K. Irvin, Mary L. Grier Holmes, Vinson J. Knight, Milling, Benson, Woodward, Hillyer, Pierson & Miller, New Orleans, William W. Hall, Hall, Lentini, Mouledoux & Wimberly, Metairie, David L. Duplantier, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., New Orleans, for defendants/cross-appellants Lloyd Stockfieth and Chevron U.S.A. Inc.

Before KLIEBERT, C.J., and GAUDIN and GRISBAUM, JJ.


GAUDIN, Judge.

This is an appeal by both plaintiff Buck Zion and several defendants from an April 25, 1991 judgment of the 24th Judicial District Court which awarded $559,287.00 plus interest to Zion for injuries sustained in a February 9, 1976 two-vehicle accident. Zion argues the sum awarded was not sufficient enough; the defendants, Lloyd Stockfieth and Chevron USA, Inc., contend that the award was far excessive.

For the following reasons, we amend the...

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