STACKS v. MAYFLOWER TRANSIT, INC.

No. 95-693.

664 So.2d 566 (1995)

Melissa STACKS, Plaintiff-Appellee v. MAYFLOWER TRANSIT, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 2, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Parker Texada, Alexandria, for Melissa Stacks.

Carolyn Jeanelle Smilie, Alexandria, for Mayflower Transit, Inc.

Before THIBODEAUX and WOODARD, JJ., and KNIGHT , J. Pro Tem.


THIBODEAUX, Judge.

This lawsuit involves a dispute over moveable property that was damaged while in transport from Sunnyvale, California to Pineville, Louisiana.

The trial court awarded general damages, penalties and attorney's fees to plaintiff, Melissa Stacks. Mayflower Transit, Inc., the defendant-appellant, appeals the award of penalties and attorney's fees. These awards, it claims, are improper because federal law applies and preempts the application...

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