Dowden v. State ex rel. Department of Highways

AYRES, Judge.

This is one of the companion cases of Dowden v. State of Louisiana, La.App., 81 So.2d 48, and for the reasons therein assigned, defendant should respond in damages for whatever injuries, pain and suffering plaintiff sustained.

This plaintiff was awarded $4,500 for personal injuries allegedly sustained by him. He was the driver of the second automobile which plunged into the creek where the bridge had been removed. He complained of considerable pain in his chest, where he was probably struck by the steering wheel, as well as of considerable pain in his lower back. He has…