Adams v. Phillips
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
PRESTON H. HUFFT, Judge Pro Tern.
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment finding her to be 75% contributorily negligent in causing injuries she sustained and awarding her total damages of $80,000.00 which she alleges to be inadequate.
The issues presented on appeal are:(1) Whether the finding of fault attributable to plaintiff is clearly erroneous;(2) Whether the finding of the degree of fault attributable to plaintiff is clearly erroneous; and(3)Whether the total amount of damages determined is clearly erroneous and an abuse of discretion such that revision in accordance with comparable, reasonable…
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