Legal Opinion
Dakmak v. Baton Rouge City Police Department
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 4, 2014No. 2012 CA 1468PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTheriot, J.
1 gIn this case involving an automobile accident between an on-duty police officer and another driver, the defendant police department appeals a trial court judgment rendered in accordance with a jury verdict finding it at fault and awarding damages to plaintiffs, as well as the trial court judgment denying defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Plaintiffs answered the appeal. We amend the judgment to reduce the survival damages award to the statutory cap of $500,000.00, and as amended, affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
This suit arises from an accident which occurred…
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