Legal Opinion
Gaspard v. LeMaire
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 12, 1963No. 46511, 46516Published
1Opinion
On Rehearing.
HAWTHORNE, Justice.
The application for rehearing of plaintiff Mrs. Aline Gaspard was granted so that we could give further consideration to our decree reducing a jury award of $19,500.00 in her favor to $8500.00. The reduction was made on the ground that “a degree of uniformity of awards in court decisions ‘should be maintained so far as possible’ ”.
In this court and in the Courts of Appeal there are numerous cases in which awards made by the judge or the jury for personal injuries have been reduced, or increased, solely for the purpose of maintaining uniformity of awards in…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Cassreino v. BrownLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Pearson v. HannaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1950
- Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. HandleyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1960
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