LeCompte v. Soileau

REDMANN, Judge.

This appeal seeks reduction (and appel-lee’s answer seeks increase) in quantum of a judgment on a jury verdict for $40,-148.28 damages for the injury and wrongful death of plaintiff’s brother. We affirm.

From awards of $1,750 and $3,000 to other sisters of decedent (not here involved), and from absence of evidence on pain and suffering during the few breaths between accident and death, defendants argue that any allowance for pain and suffering in appellee’s award must be minimal. Then, by calculations from work and life expectancies and $1,034 annual support to appellee,…