Jones v. Louisiana Dept. of Highways

Full title: CHARLIE JONES, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HIS MINOR CHILD, CHARLIE…

Court: Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit

Date published: Nov 4, 1976

338 So. 2d 344 (La. Ct. App. 1976)

Opinion

No. 5645.

September 22, 1976. Rehearing Denied November 4, 1976.

APPEAL FROM 10TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF NATCHITOCHES, STATE OF LOUISIANA, HONORABLE W. PEYTON CUNNINGHAM, JR., J.

William J. Doran, Jr., Baton Rouge, Gist, Methvin Trimble by DeWitt T. Methvin, Jr., Alexandria, for defendants and appellants.

Russell E. Gahagan, Natchitoches, for plaintiff and appellee.

Before CULPEPPER, DOMENGEAUX and GUIDRY, JJ.

DOMENGEAUX, Judge.

This is a companion case to the matter entitled Jones v. Louisiana Department of Highways, # 5644 on the docket of this court, 338 So.2d 338. For the reasons assigned therein the judgment of the district court, insofar as it holds the Louisiana Department of Highways solely negligent for the injury to the minor, Charlie Glenn Jones, is affirmed.

The trial court awarded plaintiff Charlie Jones, as Administrator of the estate of his minor child, Charlie Glenn Jones, the sum of $322.00 for injuries sustained by the latter. After a review of the record we find that award neither inadequate nor excessive and affirm same.

For the reasons assigned above, the judgment of the District Court is affirmed.

Costs of this appeal, insofar as allowed by law, are assessed against defendant-appellant, Louisiana Department of Highways.

Affirmed.