Andrus v. White
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
HAWTHORNE, Justice.
This is a suit for damages under Article 2315 of the Civil Code, filed by Lynn Andrus, as tutrix, for the use and benefit of her minor child Steven Keith Miller for damages resulting from the death of the child’s father James Bernard Miller, who was killed in an automobile accident on January 27, 1956. 1
The district court rendered judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $20,500. On appeal the Court of Appeal reduced the award to $15,000 but allowed in addition $1,583 for funeral expenses and hospital bills which had been disallowed by the district court. See 101…
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