Opinion

Pennington v. Justiss-Mears Oil Company

  • 242 La. 1
  • 134 So. 2d 53
  • 15 Oil & Gas Rep. 758
  • 1961 La. LEXIS 613
Court
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Filed
Nov 6, 1961
Status
Published
Author
Hawthorne
On the bench
Hamiter, Hawthorne, McCALEB, Sanders, Summers
Cited by
38 cases

The opinion

HAWTHORNE, Justice

(concurring in the decree).

The members of this court are sharply-divided on the question of what amount should be awarded the plaintiff in this case for loss of maintenance and support. Three of the justices believe that $85,000 is adequate, two consider this sum excessive, and one other justice and I believe that the circumstances of the case justify a larger award. I have signed the opinion awarding $85,000 only so that the court can render a decision and bring this case to a conclusion. Accordingly I concur in the decree.

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