Legal Opinion
Hardy v. Augustine
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 2, 2011No. 10-946PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECUIR, Judge.
hThe defendant, Gene Augustine, appeals the trial court’s determination that past and future loss of love, affection and companionship and past and future grief and anguish are recoverable as separate elements of general damages that may be included as separate items on a jury verdict form.
FACTS
On July 12, 2008, Gene Augustine swerved his pickup truck into an oncoming lane of traffic. He collided with a motorcycle operated by seventeen-year-old Elliot Hardy. Elliot was killed instantly. Elliot’s parents, David and Norma Jean Hardy, brought separate claims for damages suffered as…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Youn v. Maritime Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- McGee v. AC AND S, INC.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
- Matos v. Clarendon Nat. Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
- Hardy v. AugustineLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
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