BOUTTE v. NISSAN MOTOR CORP.

No. 94-1470.

663 So.2d 154 (1995)

John Wilfred BOUTTE, Plaintiff-Appellee/Appellant, v. NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION et al., Defendant-Appellant/Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

September 13, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael John Mestayer, Stephen Francis Mestayer, New Iberia, for John Wilfred Boutte.

Carl Joseph Giffin Jr., Metairie, for Nissan Motor Corporation, et al.

Before: KNOLL, COOKS and PETERS, JJ.


COOKS, Judge.

Defendant in this products liability case appeals and seeks reversal of an adverse judgment. Plaintiff also appeals assigning as sole error that the jury's award is inadequate. For the following reasons, we amend and affirm as amended.

FACTS

On July 23, 1989 John Boutte (plaintiff) was returning to his home in Grand Marais, near New Iberia, when involved in a one-car accident. Boutte was travelling on Highway 90 when his 1987 Nissan...

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