Legal Opinion · Dissent
Hebert v. Travelers Insurance
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 20, 1971No. 51366PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1DissentTate, Justice
The trial jury awarded the plaintiff $25,000 for serious injuries, apparently accepting the testimony of an attending speciálist, who examined, treated, and hospitalized the plaintiff over a period of five months. In reducing the award to $5,000 general damages, the court of appeal relied on the testimony of two orthopedic specialists, who examined the claimant either one or two times and then for purposes of .litigation, as well as that of the surgeon who initially treated claimant as an emergency patient.
The intermediate court feels that it can evaluate the testimony of these three…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Miller v. ThomasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
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