Legal Opinion
Matthews v. Consolidated Companies, Inc.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 8, 1995No. 95-C-1925PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
664 So.2d 1191 (1995)
Charles MATTHEWS
v.
CONSOLIDATED COMPANIES, INC. et al.
No. 95-C-1925.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
December 8, 1995.
Rehearing Denied January 26, 1996.
2Per curiam
The writ application is granted in part and denied in part.
In this personal injury case, the jury awarded plaintiff medical expenses of $35,220.99, future lost wages of $10,000, and general damages of $451. Only the plaintiff appealed. Defendants neither appealed nor answered plaintiff's appeal.
On appeal, the court of appeal held that the jury's award of damages was internally inconsistent and reviewed the record de novo on that…
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