Legal Opinion
Martin v. Walker
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 10, 2012No. 47,483-CAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
_[xjhe plaintiffs, Milton Lee and Mary Lee, on behalf of Sheila Lee, appeal the trial court’s award of damages. The trial court granted the plaintiffs’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (“JNOV”) and awarded plaintiffs the amount of $17,000 in general damages. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS
On July 27, 2009, Carolyn Martin was involved in a traffic accident when her automobile was struck by a vehicle driven by Bruce Walker in Monroe, Louisiana. Sheila Lee was a passenger in the Martin vehicle. Sheila is an adult in her 50s who is not mentally capable of earing for…
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