# Pennington v. Justiss-Mears Oil Company

> Supreme Court of Louisiana · November 6, 1961 · 242 La. 1

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9676975

## Case

- **Full name:** Mrs. Peggy Morgan PENNINGTON, Etc., Et Al. v. JUSTISS-MEARS OIL COMPANY, Inc. Et Al.
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Louisiana
- **Decided:** November 6, 1961
- **Citations:** 242 La. 1; 134 So. 2d 53; 15 Oil & Gas Rep. 758; 1961 La. LEXIS 613
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Hawthorne
- **Judges:** Hamiter, Hawthorne, McCALEB, Sanders, Summers
- **Cited by:** 38 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

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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