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DUSH v. STATE EX REL. DEPT. OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERV.

No. 95-422.

663 So.2d 363 (1995)

Marcia E. DUSH on Behalf of her Minor Daughter, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE of Louisiana Through the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied January 12, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elvin Clemence Fontenot Jr., Leesville, for Marcia E. Dush Etc.

John H. Ayres III, Baton Rouge, for State of Louisiana Through DHHS.

Before KNOLL, THIBODEAUX and DECUIR, JJ.

THIBODEAUX, Judge.

The State of Louisiana appeals the trial court's judgment of general damages of $25,000.00 to a minor who suffers from post-traumatic stress syndrome as a result of an assault in a department store.

Because we find no abuse of discretion, we affirm the trial court's judgment.

ISSUE

The issue presented for review is whether the trial court abused its discretion in awarding general damages of $25,000.00 for post-traumatic...

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