MORELLA v. BOARD OF COM'RS

No. 2007-CA-0864.

988 So.2d 266 (2008)

John MORELLA and his wife, Jewel Morella v. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF the PORT OF NEW ORLEANS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 28, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pete Lewis, Lewis & Caplan, PLC, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellees John and Jewel Morella.

C. Gordon Starling, Jr., Wagner & Bagot, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee, P & O Ports Louisiana, Inc.

Joseph P. Tynan, Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz, L.L.P. New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant, Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans.

(Court composed of Chief Judge JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Judge CHARLES R. JONES and Judge TERRI F. LOVE.).


Chief Judge JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG.

The defendant-appellant, the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (hereinafter "Dock Board"), appeals a personal injury judgment signed on February 28, 2007, in favor the plaintiffs-appellees, John Morella and his wife, Jewel Morella, condemning the Dock Board to pay $2,600,000.00 to John Morella for damages arising out of his injuries, and $50,000 to his wife, Jewel, for loss of consortium. Third-party defendant-appellee...

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