Legal Opinion
Orestiadou v. Succession of Andrews
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 25, 1970No. 3103PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Judge.
Miss Theodora Orestiadou instituted this suit for damages for personal injuries sustained by her as a result of a motor vehicle collision. The defendant is the Succession of Lazarus Andrews. Judgment was rendered by the trial court in favor of plaintiff, and defendant has appealed.
The issues presented are: (1) Was the driver of the automobile in which the plaintiff was riding guilty of gross negligence, sufficient to render defendant liable under the law of the State of Florida? and (2) Was the amount of the award of damages excessive?
The accident occurred about 2:10 P.M., on May…
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