Legal Opinion
Hoback v. KMart Corp.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 8, 1993No. 93-307PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAUNDERS, Judge.
This is an appeal brought by Vernon and Germaine Hobaek, plaintiffs and appellants, from a judgment in favor of Vernon Hobaek (Hobaek) in the amount of $76,216.00 and in favor of Germaine Hobaek in the amount of $5,000.00.1
Plaintiffs contend that the jury erred in awarding them inadequate damages. We agree and amend the trial court judgment accordingly.
This accident arises out of an injury suffered by Vernon Hobaek at a KMart store in Lafayette, Louisiana, on February 4, 1991, when a metal toolbox fell from a shelf, hitting Hobaek on the head and upper back.
After trial on the…
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- Wallace v. Slidell Memorial Hosp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
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