Urban v. Farris

WATSON, Judge.

Defendant, Jacqueline Denise Farris, has appealed from a judgment awarding $773.54 to plaintiff, Nora Urban, for damages to the Urban automobile. A 1967 Dodge Dart owned by Nora Urban and driven by her son, Richard Charles Urban, was stopped at a red light on the corner of Railroad Avenue and Landry Street in Opelousas, on October 26, 1974, when a vehicle driven by defendant Farris struck it in the rear.

The issues are whether there is manifest error in the trial court’s conclusion that the defendant was negligent; and whether the quantum awarded is an abuse of discretion.

By her…