Legal Opinion

Hobley v. Caddo Parish School Board

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided January 16, 2019No. 52,422-CAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

BLEICH, J. (Pro Tempore )

The issue in this appeal, filed by Plaintiff, the mother of two minor children who were on a school bus when it struck a parked vehicle, is whether the trial court's award of $1,000 in damages to Plaintiff, $500 for each child, was inadequate. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On November 3, 2015, during an attempt to maneuver around a CenterPoint Energy truck and trailer parked on the side of the road in the 100 block of W. 86th *621Street, the rear right tire of a Caddo Parish school bus driven by Arleene Davenport struck the left corner of the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Youn v. Maritime Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  2. Wainwright v. FontenotSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
  3. Guillory v. LeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2009
  4. Maranto v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
  5. Kaiser v. HardinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007

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