Abadie v. Employers Group Insurance Co.

STOULIG, Judge.

This is an appeal, lodged by the defendant, from a jury verdict of $40,000 awarded to the plaintiff for personal injuries and other related items of damages sustained in an automotive accident. In his original petition, plaintiff sought damages in the sum of $20,400, which he increased, in a supplemental pleading, by an additional amount of $70,000 to cover loss of future earnings.

Briefly stated, the undisputed physical facts are that on September 13, 1967, plaintiff, Albert C. Abadie, was a passenger on a Louisiana Rapid Transit bus, when it was struck in the rear, while in a…