Gobin v. Kogel

REDMANN, Judge.

We earlier remanded this case, on an appeal after judge trial on the merits, “for evidence upon lost earnings and for reconsideration of the award for ‘permanent partial disability’ in the light of that evidence.” La.App. 4 Cir., 1979, 375 So.2d 755, 756 (emphasis added).

That remand was, as the trial judge correctly ruled, for the restricted purpose of admitting evidence on one element of damages; it did not require or authorize plaintiff to retry his whole case on his “permanent partial disability.” Only the amount of the award for that disability, and insofar only as the…