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· 3/2/1959

Harris v. Lopez

Citations

  • 109 So. 2d 496
  • 1959 La. App. LEXIS 791

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding trial court erred in denying motion for new trial where evidence demonstrated plaintiff should have been awarded damages for pain and suffering, as well as damages for lost wages where plaintiff suffered compensable injuries
  • permitting appeal to proceed despite the lack of entry of judgment where trial court prothonotary was at fault
  • reversing trial court’s denial of new trial on damages when defendant’s liability was conceded, and defendant’s expert conceded plaintiff suffered injuries in accident that could have taken six months to heal, but jury award reflected only amount of lost wages
  • appeal permitted where jury awarded wage 4 loss damages but did not award damages for compensable bodily injuries
  • plaintiff's appeal permitted where jury did not award damages for compensable bodily injuries

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Judges: Janvier

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