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Opinions in Louisiana that cite Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb., 169 So. 2d 64.

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  • Miller v. Rooks 256 So. 2d 499 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1972
    each case is different, and the adequacy or inadequacy of the award should be determined by the facts and circumstances peculiar to the case under consideration.” Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Nebraska, , (1964); Gaspard v. LeMaire, 245 La.
  • Vittetoe v. Traders & General Insurance 255 So. 2d 831 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
  • Bergeron v. Con-Plex, Inc. 255 So. 2d 397 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
    Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Nebraska, , .
  • Winzer v. Lewis 251 So. 2d 650 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1971
    239 , ; Ballard v. National Indemnity Co. of Omaha, Nebraska (1964), , ; Lomenick v. Schoeffler (1967), 250 La.
  • Cloney v. Travelers Insurance Company 253 So. 2d 83 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
    Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Nebraska, , (1964); (La.App.
  • Riley v. Frantz 253 So. 2d 237 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1971
    959 , (1967); , (1964); Gaspard v. LeMaire, 245 La.
  • Thompson v. Allstate Insurance Co. 252 So. 2d 711 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
    v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Nebraska, , .
  • Adam v. Schultz 250 So. 2d 811 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1971
    934 , ; Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb., , ; Gaspard v. LeMaire, 245 La.
  • Ardoin v. McComb 251 So. 2d 84 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
    239 , (1963); Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb., , (1964); and Lomenick v. Schoeffler, 250 La.
  • Royer v. Travelers Indemnity Co. 251 So. 2d 116 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
    Article 1934(3); , (1964); Gaspard v. LeMaire, 245 La.
  • Montou v. Henagen 250 So. 2d 65 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
    We conclude the amount of the award is within the “much discretion” of the trial judge in assessing damages for personal injuries, Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb., , (1964) and the authorities cited therein.
  • Barrois v. Service Drayage Company 250 So. 2d 135 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1971
    936 , , and its companion cases, that a type of injury has little significance for determining the amount of damages, but that each case must be evaluated according to its own peculiar facts and circumstances as to the damage caused by that type of injury."
  • Abadie v. Employers Group Insurance Co. 250 So. 2d 84 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
    239 , (1963); Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb., , (1964), and Lomenick v. Schoeffler, 250 La.
  • Fauntlory v. Travelers Indemnity Co. 248 So. 2d 836 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
    239 , (1963); Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Nebraska, , (1964) ; and Lomenick v. Schoeffler, 250 La.
  • Sylvester v. Liberty Mutual Insurance 247 So. 2d 395 La. 1971
  • Hebert v. Patterson Truck Line, Inc. 247 So. 2d 886 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
    These cases, then, although not exactly on all fours with the one before us and certainly not controlling, Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Nebraska, , , do provide a reliable guide.
  • Boudreaux v. Altex Ready Mixed Concrete Corp. 246 So. 2d 721 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
    See Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb., , (1966); and Lomenick v. Schoeffler, 250 La.
  • McMullen v. Millers Mutual Fire Insurance 246 So. 2d 702 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
  • Miller v. Thomas 246 So. 2d 16 La. 1971
    239 , (1963); Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb., , 169 * (1964) ; and Lomenick v. Schoeffler, 250 La.
  • Courtney v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. 246 So. 2d 232 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
    959 , (1967); Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb., , (1964); Gaspard v. LeMaire, 245 La.
  • Fackrell v. Gulley 246 So. 2d 368 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
    959 , (1967) ; Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb., , (1964); Gaspard v. LeMaire, 245 La.
  • Levet v. Kirksey 244 So. 2d 346 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
    239 , (1963); Ballard v. National Indemnity' Company of Omaha, Neb., , (1964).
  • Meek v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. 244 So. 2d 661 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
    239 , (1963), on rehearing, and in Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb., , (1964), and subsequent pronouncements in accordance therewith, we are unable to find, from the extent of Mrs. Meek’s injuries as disclosed by the record, that the trial court abused its discretion in fixing the awards.
  • Carpenter v. Landry 244 So. 2d 58 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
    239 , (1963); Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb., , (1964); (La.App.
  • Lovett v. Continental Insurance Co. 249 So. 2d 581 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
    934 , ; Ballard v. National Indemnity Co. of Omaha, Neb., , , and Gaspard v. LeMaire, 245 La.
  • Deville v. Allstate Insurance Co. 242 So. 2d 909 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
  • Luttrell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. 244 So. 2d 97 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1971
    959 , (1967); , (1964); and Gaspard v. LeMaire, 245 La.
  • Floyd v. City of New Orleans 242 So. 2d 332 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1970
    239 , ; Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Nebraska, , ; Lomenick v. Schoeffler, 250 La.
  • Williams v. FW Woolworth Co. 242 So. 2d 16 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1970
    959 , (1967); Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb., , (1964); Desselle v. Wilson, La.App., (3rd Cir. 1967).
  • Herbert v. Travelers Indemnity Company 239 So. 2d 367 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1970
    959 , (1967); Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb., , (1964); Gaspard v. LeMaire, 245 La.
  • Koder v. Phoenix Insurance Co. 241 So. 2d 257 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1970
    959 , (1967); Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb., , (1964); Gaspard v. LeMaire, 245 La.
  • Pepper v. Glover 241 So. 2d 269 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1970
    959 , (1967); Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb., , (1964); Gaspard v. LeMaire, 245 La.
  • Joyner v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company 240 So. 2d 545 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1970
    239 , (1963), and Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Nebraska, , (1964).
  • Menard v. Travelers Insurance Company 240 So. 2d 390 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1970
    Under the decision of our Supreme Court in Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb., , (1964) we are permitted to consider the amounts of awards in "similar" cases to determine whether there has been an abuse of discretion by the trial judge in an award of damages for personal injuries.
  • Sylvester v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company 237 So. 2d 431 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1970
    239 , (1963); , (1964); Lomenick v. Schoeffler, 250 La.
  • Herndon v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York 237 So. 2d 723 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1970
    239 , ; Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb., , ; Lomenick v. Schoeffler, 250 La.
  • Oxley v. Allstate Insurance 237 So. 2d 90 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1970
    239 , (1963) and Ballard v. National Indemnity Co. of Omaha, Nebraska, , (1964), we approve the trial court’s awards.
  • Tubbs v. Allstate Insurance Co. 238 So. 2d 395 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1970
    239 , (1963); Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Nebraska, , (1964).
  • Gouta v. Madison 238 So. 2d 799 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1970
    Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb., , (1964).
  • Mathews v. Allstate Insurance 235 So. 2d 440 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1970
    959 , at 132 (1967); , (1964); Gaspard v. LeMaire, 245 La.
  • Brumfield v. Fisher 235 So. 2d 145 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1970
    See Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb., , (1964).
  • Harrell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. 234 So. 2d 464 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1970
    239 , , as clarified in Ballard v. *466 National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb., , , the Supreme Court, held that under the provisions of Louisiana Civil Code Article 1934, damages resulting from personal injuries may be assessed only after the trier of facts has found liability on the part of the defendant and that plaintiff has proved by a preponderance of the evidence the nature an
  • Gant v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. 234 So. 2d 776 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1970
    959 , (1967) ; Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Nebraska, , (1964); Gaspard v. LeMaire, 245 La.
  • Miller v. Weaver 234 So. 2d 67 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1970
    959 , (1967) ; , (1964); Gaspard v. LeMaire, 245 La.
  • Sylvester v. Liberty Mutual Insurance 234 So. 2d 754 La. 1970
    v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Nebraska, , 169 So.
  • Tewis v. Zurich Insurance 233 So. 2d 357 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1970
    959 , (1967); Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb., , (1964); Gaspard v. LeMaire, 245 La.
  • Dull v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp. 233 So. 2d 43 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1970
    239 , (1963) and in Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Nebraska, , (1964) and followed in subsequent cases, that the adequacy or inadequacy of an award should be determined by the facts and circumstances peculiar to the case under consideration, and the amount of awards in similar cases are relevant only to determine whether there has been an abuse of discretion by the
  • Heider v. Employers Mutual Liability Ins. Co. of Wis. 231 So. 2d 438 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1970
    959 , ; Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb., , ; Gaspard v. LeMaire, 245 La.
  • Kogos v. Rittiner 228 So. 2d 62 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1970
    Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb., , (1964); Gaspard v. LeMaire, 245 La.
  • Gengo v. Fereday 230 So. 2d 290 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1970
    239 , (1963); Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb., , (1964); and Lomenick v. Schoeffler Cadillac, 250 La.