Legal Opinion
Brown v. City of Alexandria
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 16, 1969No. 2746PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Judge.
As shown by our earlier opinion, La. App., 225 So.2d 157, 9-year-old Michael Brown was maimed when a chimpanzee at the defendant city’s zoo seized him. By this earlier opinion, we affirmed the trial court judgment holding the city liable for all injuries sustained; but we denied the city’s application for rehearing.
However, our opinion had also reduced the award of general damages for Michael’s injuries from $17,500 to $10,000. We granted plaintiff’s application which contended that this reduction of the general damages was erroneous.
Thus, the sole issue before us on this…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Lomenick v. SchoefflerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
- Gray v. Great American Indemnity CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Matherne v. CrowtherLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Brown v. City of AlexandriaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969