Opinion
No. 1420.
June 2, 1965. Rehearing Denied June 24, 1965.
APPEAL FROM TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF NATCHITOCHES, JULIAN E. BAILES, J.
Thomas Friedman, by Gerard F. Thomas, Jr., Natchitoches, for plaintiffs-appellants.
Gist, Gist, Methvin Trimble, by DeWitt T. Methvin, Jr., Alexandria, for defendants-appellants, U.S.F. G.
Mayer Smith, by Alex F. Smith, Jr., Shreveport, for defendants-appellants, Traders General and Charles R. Armstrong.
Bodenheimer, Looney Jones, by G. M. Bodenheimer, Jr., Shreveport, for defendant-appellee, Central Mutal.
Blanchard, Walker, O'Quin Roberts, by Wilton H. Williams, Jr., Shreveport, for defendant-appellee, Traders Indem. Co.
Gerard F. Thomas, Jr., Natchitoches, for plaintiff-appellant, Glenda Gale Goss.
Before TATE, FRUGÉ, and SAVOY, Judges.
In the companion appeal rendered this date, Peterson v. Armstrong, 176 So.2d 453, all issues of this appeal have been decided except the plaintiff's prayer for an increase in the award, and the defendants' request for a reduction therein.
The plaintiff Miss Goss was awarded $3,500 general damages for certain personal injuries, including most notably a broken arm, plus $1,035.06 special damages for medical expenses and loss of earnings (since she lost about six week-ends of nursing work).
The trial court's award of general damages will not be disturbed, as being within its large discretion in the matter. Ballard v. National Indemnity Co., 246 La. 963, 169 So.2d 64. No complaint is made as to the special damages awarded.
For the foregoing reasons, the trial court judgment is affirmed. The costs of the appeal are assessed one-half against the defendants-appellants, one-half against the plaintiff-appellant.
Affirmed.
On Application for Rehearing.
En Banc. Rehearing denied.