DOUCET v. DOUG ASHY BLDG. MATERIALS, INC.

No. 95-1159.

671 So.2d 1148 (1996)

Norman DOUCET & Gerry Brown Doucet, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. DOUG ASHY BUILDING MATERIALS, INC. & Bradley Hollier and Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 3, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clyde Fontenot, Ville Platte, for Norman J. Doucet et al.

Michael Edward Parker, Lafayette, for Doug Ashy Building Materials, et al.

Before THIBODEAUX, SAUNDERS and AMY, JJ.


SAUNDERS, Judge.

Both plaintiffs and defendants appeal on the issue of quantum. Plaintiff, Norman Doucet, was rear-ended in a traffic accident. The question raised by both him and by defendants is whether the jury abused its discretion in the level of damages he was awarded. Meanwhile Doucet's spouse, Gerry Brown Doucet, disputes the jury's refusal to award her any damages for loss of consortium. We find favor in Mrs. Doucet's appeal and award her $7,500.00 for loss...

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