HALL v. FOLGER COFFEE CO.

Nos. 2002-CA-0920, 2002-CA-0921

857 So.2d 1234 (2003)

Roy W. HALL and Helen Hall v. The FOLGER COFFEE COMPANY and XYZ Insurance Company. Folger Coffee Company v. Roy W. Hall and Helen Hall.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied October 17, 2003.

Rehearing Denied November 14, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dominic J. Gianna, John D. Person, Marianne Garvey, Jennifer Caulfield, Jeffrey A. Raines, Middleberg, Riddle & Gianna, New Orleans, LA, for Appellee, The Folger Coffee Company.

Ford J. Dieth, Marsha B. Martin, Dieth and Martin, Metairie, LA, for Appellants, Roy and Helen Hall.

Isaac H. Soileau, Jr., Logan & Soileau, LLC, New Orleans, LA, for Intervenor-Appellant.

(Court composed of Chief Judge WILLIAM H. BYRNES, III, Judge PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge MICHAEL E. KIRBY).


OPINION ON DEFAULT JUDGMENT APPEAL

PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge.

In this personal injury case, the plaintiffs, Roy and Helen Hall, obtained a default judgment against the defendant, Folger Coffee Company, awarding special damages of $510,572.79, general damages of $400,000, and loss of consortium damages of $45,000. Upon receiving notice of the default judgment, Folger filed both a timely appeal and a nullity action. In Hall v. Folger Coffee Co.,...

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