Wainwright v. Fontenot
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
774 So.2d 70 (2000)
Bert J. WAINWRIGHT, et al.
v.
Romona FONTENOT, et al.
No. 00-C-0492.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
October 17, 2000.
Jack Etherton Truitt, Metairie, Counsel for Applicant.
James J. Cox, Kevin Louis Camel, Lake Charles, Counsel for Respondent.
KIMBALL, J.
At issue in this delictual action is whether a factfinder errs as a matter of law when it declines to award general damages after finding defendant at fault for plaintiffs injuries and awarding special damages for plaintiffs medical expenses. Following a jury trial in the Fourteenth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Calcasieu,…
Also in this document: Dissent · Johnson; Dissent · Johnson.
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