Benson v. Seagraves, 447 So. 2d 1071 (La. 1984). · Go Syfert
Benson v. Seagraves, 447 So. 2d 1071 (La. 1984). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
12 citation events (1 in the last 25 years) across 2 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Hammer v. City of Lafayette (lactapp, 1987-02-04)
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discussed Cited "see" Hammer v. City of Lafayette
La. Ct. App. · 1987 · signal: see · confidence high
See, Benson v. Seagraves, 445 So.2d 187 (La.App. 3 Cir.1984), writ den., 447 So.2d 1071 (La.1984); Williams v. Harvey, 328 So.2d 901 (La.App. 4 Cir.1976); Fontenot v. Fidelity and Guaranty Co. of New York, supra; Lawrence v. Weschester Fire Insurance Company, supra; Myles v. Lee, supra. It has also been held that a rear seat automobile passenger owed no duty to other passengers to fasten his seat belt.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Varnado v. Sanders
La. Ct. App. · 1985 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Benson v. Seagraves, 445 So.2d 187 (La.App. 3rd Cir.1984), writ denied, 447 So.2d 1071 (La.1984), in which the court found that although low, an award of $100,593 for loss of sight in one eye, facial disfigurement, loss of sense of smell, permanent disability in use of one ankle and brain damage to plaintiff in automobile accident was within the "much discretion" of the jury; Martin v. Gulf South Beverages, Inc., 454 So.2d 250 (La.App. 5th Cir.1984), where a 24-year-old man who suffered loss of sight to 20/100, but correctable to 20/30 if contact could be properly fitted was given an …
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Jerome C. BENSON
v.
Howard Warren SEAGRAVES, Jeff Davis Electrical Cooperative Inc. and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co.
84-C-0430.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Mar 23, 1984.
447 So. 2d 1071
Dennis.
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[*1072] Denied.

DENNIS, J., would grant the writ.