Legal Opinion

Darby v. Allstate Insurance Co.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 14, 1988No. 87-966PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

YELVERTON, Judge.

Anthony Paul Darby, a personal injury plaintiff, appeals a jury award of $10,-000. He assigns two errors, first, that the jury’s inoridinately low award was the result of improper and confusing instructions by the trial court, and second, that the award was so low that it was an abuse of discretion. Because we find that the plaintiff failed to object to the instructions and, in fact, indicated on the record, when asked by the trial court before the charges were read, that he had no objections to the charges, we apply the statutory rule, La.C. C.P. art. 1793(C), that a party…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  2. Conly v. Town of Forest HillLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Dardeau v. ArdoinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997

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