Howell v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.

GULOTTA, Judge.

In this automobile accident case, defendant complains that $28,000.00 in general *8damages and $1,581.00 in special damages 1 are excessive. The sole issue, therefore, is quantum.

According to defendant, plaintiff’s soft tissue cervical and shoulder injuries required treatment for a period not in excess of two months, and plaintiff failed to establish a causal connection between the automobile accident and lower back pain resulting in a 5% disability. Defendant claims the low-back pain resulted from pre-exist-ing degenerative arthritis aggravated by a subsequent mopping incident…