CHATMAN v. CITY OF OPELOUSAS

No. 95-0950.

670 So.2d 211 (1995)

Arthur CHATMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF OPELOUSAS and Joseph C. Buck, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied March 8, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Orida B. Edwards, Pamela Renee Siverand, Lafayette, for Arthur Chatman.

Jerry Joseph Falgoust, Richard B. Millspaugh, Opelousas, for City of Opelousas and Joseph C. Buck.

Before DOUCET, C.J., and COOKS and PETERS, JJ.


DOUCET, Chief Judge.

In this suit arising out of a two vehicle accident, plaintiff, Arthur Chatman, appeals a judgment of the district court finding him 20% at fault in the accident. He also appeals the quantum of general damages awarded as being so low as to constitute an abuse of discretion and the amount of medicals awarded as not being in conformity with the evidence. Finally, he argues the trial court erred in adopting the medical opinion of defendant's physician...

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