Provost v. A. E. Gravois & Sons, Inc.

I cannot agree with the majority conclusion “that $300 is the highest possible award for such soft tissue injuries” based upon the facts of Sanders v. Hall, 350 So.2d 262 (La.App. 4th Cir. 1977). In Sanders five people were occupants of a vehicle which was rear-ended by a bus that caused $111.26 damage to the automobile. All five claimed soft tissue injuries, were treated by a physician whose opinions have been questioned by this Court, all five claimants had the same number of diathermy treatments, none were x-rayed, and all were discharged on the same day. On remand from our Supreme Court…