Legal Opinion
Coffil v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 6, 1984No. CA 1490PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
453 So.2d 1226 (1984)
Willie Mae COFFIL
v.
NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC SERVICE, INC.
No. CA 1490.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.
June 6, 1984.
Rehearing Denied August 24, 1984.
Steven M. Koenig, Heisler & Wysocki, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.
James Maher, III, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.
Before SCHOTT, LOBRANO and WARD, JJ.
SCHOTT, Judge.
Plaintiff was injured while boarding a bus owned by defendant, New Orleans Public Service, Inc. After trial by jury she was awarded $100,000. Defendant has appealed seeking a reduction in the award. Liability is uncontested. The issue is whether…
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