RANKIN EX REL. RANKIN v. HOUSING AUTH.

No. 95-742.

670 So.2d 261 (1996)

Claudette RANKIN, Individually and on Behalf of Her Minor Son, Eric Rankin, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF NEW IBERIA, LOUISIANA, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

January 24, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vance Robert Andrus, Lafayette, Raymond Leon Marie, New Iberia, for Claudette Rankin, et al.

Kraig Thomas Strenge, Lafayette, for Housing Authority of the City of New Iberia, La.

Before KNOLL, THIBODEAUX, and AMY, JJ.


KNOLL, Judge.

In this personal injury appeal, plaintiff's minor son was awarded $1,000 for a bruise. Plaintiff appeals specifying three assignments of error. First, she asserts that the trial court erred in its findings of fact regarding the cause and extent of Eric Rankin's injuries. Second, she asserts that the trial court erred in awarding only $1,000 in general damages. Finally, plaintiff argues that the trial court erred in failing to award expert witness fees...

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