Cited by
Opinions in Louisiana that cite Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., 341 So. 2d 332.
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Dauzat v. Rapides Parish Police Jury
657 So. 2d 484
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1995
Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., Spillers v. Montgomery Ward & Co., 294 So,2d 803 (La.1974).
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Edwards v. Pelican State Mutual Insurance Co.
657 So. 2d 440
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1995
Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., Migues v. Hebert, 93-1509 (La.App.
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Tartar v. Hymes
656 So. 2d 756
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1995
Co., -1341 (La.1993) the Louisiana Supreme Court said: Our jurisprudence has consistently held that in the assessment of damages, much discretion is left to the judge or jury, and upon appellate review such awards will be disturbed only when there has been a clear abuse of that discretion, Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., *761 (La.1977).
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Delphen v. Dept. of Transp. & Dev.
657 So. 2d 328
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1995
art. 1999; Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., (La.
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Black v. STATE, DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORR.
657 So. 2d 270
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1995
Coco v. Winston Indus., Inc., (La.
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Rowsey v. Jones
655 So. 2d 560
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1995
Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc.
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Daigle v. US Fidelity and Guar. Ins. Co.
655 So. 2d 431
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1995
If the answer is in the negative, then the trial court's damages award based on its independent assessment of the damages is reviewed on appeal under the constraints of Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., i.e., the abuse of discretion standard of review.
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Batiste v. New Hampshire Ins. Co.
657 So. 2d 168
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1995
The court of appeal reviews the judgment of the trial court under the constraints of Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., (La.
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Vedros v. Public Grain Elevator of N.O., Inc.
654 So. 2d 775
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1995
o.2d 1337 (La.1993), our Supreme Court succinctly stated the law of appellate review and assessment of damage awards as follows: “Our jurisprudence has consistently held that in the assessment of damages, much discretion is left to the judge or jury, and upon appellate review such awards will be disturbed only when there has been a clear abuse of that discretion, Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc.
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Ehrman v. Holiday Inns, Inc.
653 So. 2d 732
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1995
Because the trial court properly granted the JNOV, and its damage award is based on its de novo review and independent assessment of injuries and damages, the trial judge's decision is the judgment of the trial court, which is reviewed on appeal under the constraints of Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., where this court is relegated to determining whether the record supports a conclusion that $150,000 lies within the wide range of discretion accorded the trier of fact.
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In re Morales
652 So. 2d 1095
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1995
Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., Spillers v. Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc., cert.
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Broussard v. Fidelity Fire & Casualty Insurance Co.
651 So. 2d 959
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1995
Coco v. Winston Indust., Inc.
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Istre v. Bratton
653 So. 2d 1205
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1995
Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc.
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Shaw v. Russell
652 So. 2d 133
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1995
Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc.
- Jeffery v. Thibaut Oil Co. 652 So. 2d 1021 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1995
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Phillips v. Winn Dixie Stores, Inc.
650 So. 2d 1259
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1995
239 , (1963) through Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., and through Reck to the present case is that the discretion vested in the trier of fact is "great," and even vast, so that an appellate court should rarely disturb an award of general damages.
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Budd v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
650 So. 2d 429
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1995
Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., Migues v. Hebert, 93-1509 (La.App.
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Juge v. Judson
650 So. 2d 312
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1995
(5th Cir. 1988) citing Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc.
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Gaines v. Ryan's Family Steakhouse, Inc.
654 So. 2d 704
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1994
239 , (1963) through Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., and through Reck [v. Stevens, ] to the present case is that the discretion vested in the trier of fact is “great,” and even vast, so that an appellate court should rarely disturb an award of general damages.
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Bradford v. Winn Dixie of Louisiana, Inc.
648 So. 2d 464
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1994
239 , (1963) through Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., and through Reck [v. Stevens, ] to the present case is that the discretion vested in the trier of fact is “great,” and even vast, so that an appellate court should rarely disturb an award of general damages.
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Andrus v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
650 So. 2d 275
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1994
239 , (1963) through Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., and through Reck to the present case is that the discretion vested in the trier of fact is “great,” and even vast, so that an appellate court should rarely disturb an award of general damages.
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Morris v. State Farm Insurance Co.
649 So. 2d 58
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1994
3d Cir.1975), judgment set aside on other grounds
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Guidroz v. STATE, THROUGH DOTD
648 So. 2d 1361
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1994
art. 2324.1; Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., (La.
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Detraz v. Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co.
647 So. 2d 576
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1994
239 , (1963) through Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., and through Reck to the present case is that the discretion vested in the trier of fact is "great," and even vast, so that an appellate court should rarely disturb an award of general damages.
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Blackshear v. Allstate Ins. Co.
647 So. 2d 589
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1994
and Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., we raise the award to the lowest reasonable amount, or $50,000.00.
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Davis v. STATE, DOTD
647 So. 2d 552
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1994
239 , (1963) through Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., and through Reck to the present case is that the discretion vested in the trier of fact is "great," and even vast, so that an appellate court should rarely disturb an award of general damages....
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Naquin v. Teer
649 So. 2d 993
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1994
and Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc.
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Jarreau v. Hirschey
650 So. 2d 1189
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1994
art. 2324.1; American Motorist Insurance Company v. American Rent-All, Inc., Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., Callender v. Delchamps, Inc., (La.App.
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Girvan v. New Orleans Pub. Serv. Inc.
646 So. 2d 481
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1994
239 , (1963) through Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., and through Reck to the present case is that the discretion vested in the trier of fact is "great," and even vast, so that an appellate court should rarely disturb an award of general damages.
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Gygax v. Brugoto
646 So. 2d 1236
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1994
239 , (1963) through Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., and through Reck to the present case is that the discretion vested in the trier of fact is “great,” and even vast, so that an appellate court should rarely disturb an award of general damages.
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Maynor v. Vosburg
648 So. 2d 411
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1994
American Motorist Insurance Co., supra ; Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., (La.
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Sebastien v. McKay
649 So. 2d 711
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1994
"In reviewing the other elements of damages awarded, we are guided by the following: `The standard of review for quantum was enunciated by the Supreme Court in Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., wherein it stated (at 334): `We do reemphasize, however, that before a Court of Appeal can disturb an award made by a trial court that the record must clearly reveal that the trier of fact abused its discretion in making its award.
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Bush v. Arrow International
646 So. 2d 1173
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1994
“Only after making the finding that the record supports that the lower court abused its much discretion can the appellate court disturb the award, and then only to the extent of lowering it (or raising it) to the highest (or lowest) point which is reasonably within the discretion afforded that court.” Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., and cites therein.
- Alleman v. Brownie Drilling Co. 647 So. 2d 371 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1994
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Koepp v. Sea-Land Service, Inc.
645 So. 2d 1269
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1994
239 , (1963) through Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., and through Reck to the present case is that the discretion vested in the trier of fact is "great," and even vast, so that an appellate court should rarely disturb an award of general damages.
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Thibodeaux v. USAA Cas. Ins. Co.
647 So. 2d 351
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1994
art. 2324.1; American Motorist Insurance Company v. American Rent-All, Inc., 579 So.2d at 433 ; Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., Callender v. Delchamps, Inc.
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Broussard v. Meaux
649 So. 2d 661
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1994
Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc.
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Fitch v. Vintage Petroleum, Inc.
652 So. 2d 998
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1994
239 , (1963) through Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., and through Reck [v. Stevens, ] to the present case is that the discretion vested in the trier of fact is "great," and even vast, so that an appellate court should rarely disturb an award of general damages.
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Strawder v. Zapata Haynie Corp.
649 So. 2d 554
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1994
Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc.
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Watterson v. Mallard Bay Drilling, Inc.
649 So. 2d 431
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1994
1979); Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc.
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Phelps v. White
645 So. 2d 698
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1994
When a jury has erred as a matter of law as opposed to an abuse of discretion, the appellate court must assess the amount of damages unrestricted by Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., since it is in effect making an initial damage award.
- Alphonse v. Omni Hotels Management Corp. 643 So. 2d 836 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1994
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Rudd v. Atlas Processing Refinery
644 So. 2d 402
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1994
Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc.
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Caldwell v. Smith
641 So. 2d 1011
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1994
Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc.
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McCann v. ABC Ins. Co.
640 So. 2d 865
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1994
239 , (1963) through Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., and through Reck [v. Stevens, ] to the present case is that the discretion vested in the trier of fact is "great," and even vast, so that an appellate court should rarely disturb an award of general damages.
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Alonzo v. Silverman & Marks Plumbing Co.
640 So. 2d 876
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1994
239 , (1963) through Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., and through Reck [v. Stevens, ] to the present case is that the discretion vested in the trier of fact is “great” and even vast, so that an appellate court should rarely disturb an award of general damages.
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DeRouen v. Audirsch
639 So. 2d 476
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1994
art. 2324.1; Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., Burke v. Safeway Stores, Inc., supra at 190.
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Orillion v. Carter
639 So. 2d 461
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1994
1991); Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc.
- Chambers v. Graybiel 639 So. 2d 361 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1994
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Williams v. General Motors Corp.
639 So. 2d 275
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1994
Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc.