Chatman v. City of Opelousas

JjDOUCET, Chief Judge.

In this suit arising out of a two vehicle accident, plaintiff, Arthur Chatman, appeals a judgment of the district court finding him 20% at fault in the accident. He also appeals the quantum of general damages awarded as being so low as to constitute an abuse of discretion and the amount of medicals awarded as not being in conformity with the evidence. Finally, he argues the trial court erred in adopting the medical opinion of defendant’s physician over his own doctor’s opinion. We affirm.

FACTS

At approximately 3:40 P.M. on January 21, 1993, plaintiff, Arthur Chatman, was…