Legal Opinion
Sallinger v. Robichaux
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 5, 2001No. 00-C-2269PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
775 So.2d 437 (2001)
Michael SALLINGER
v.
Glenn ROBICHAUX, d/b/a Robichaux Quick Stop, et al.
No. 00-C-2269.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
January 5, 2001.
2Per curiam
Granted in part, otherwise denied. The Court of Appeal concluded that it was legal error for the jury to award the plaintiff special damages for medical expenses yet decline to make any award for general damages. Because it had found legal error, the Court of Appeal then conducted a de novo review of the record and determined that the plaintiff was entitled to general damages of $65,000.00. This de novo review by the Court of Appeal was improper.…
3Cases cited2 opinions
- Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
- Wainwright v. FontenotSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
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