LEDBETTER v. CONCORD GENERAL CORP.

No. 26,643-CA.

651 So.2d 911 (1995)

Lucy Wilinda LEDBETTER, et al., Plaintiff-Appellee/Appellant, v. CONCORD GENERAL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant/Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Writ Granted May 12, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bethard & Davis, L.L.P. by Robert E. Bethard, Couchatta, for plaintiffs-appellants Lucy Wilinda Ledbetter, Jessica Veara and Roger Daniel Grimes, Jr.

Hoffman, Sutterfield, Esenat & Bankston by Michael W. McKay, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant Classic Syndicate, Inc., Insurer of the Worth Motel.

Davidson, Nix, Arceneaux, Jones & Askew by James H. Askew, Shreveport, for defendant-appellee Balvantrai Govindji Patel a/k/a Patel and Manjulaven Dahyabhai Patel d/b/a Worth Motel.

Before SEXTON, LINDSAY and WILLIAMS, JJ.


LINDSAY, Judge.

This is a civil suit arising from the rape of a motel patron. The trial court found that the motel's insurance policy provided coverage for the damages suffered by the victim. The trial court also apportioned fault among the parties and made a general damage award of $240,000 to the victim of the rape, reduced by the victim's percentage of fault and by settlement with one of the parties. The trial court denied damage claims for lost business revenue...

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