Vanderkooi v. Sewell
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
JjMARVIN, Chief Judge.
In this action for damages arising out of plaintiffs’ automobile being rear-ended by another vehicle, the plaintiffs, husband and wife, appeal, seeking to increase the award based on a jury verdict.
The judgment awarded Elizabeth Vander-kooi $20,000 general damages and past medical expenses of $11,649, subject to a credit of $10,682 paid by defendants, for a net special damage award of $967. Plaintiffs ask us to increase Mrs. Vanderkooi’s general damage award and to award her future medical expenses and to make a loss of consortium award to Mr. Vanderkooi.
Finding no clear…
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