Case Name: Garland BURGE, as Administrator of the Community of Acquets and Gains, and Annie Ruth Burge v. The STATE of Louisiana, Through the LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1985-05-29
Citations: 469 So. 2d 1223
Docket Number: No. 84-CA-0371
Parties: Garland BURGE, as Administrator of the Community of Acquets and Gains, and Annie Ruth Burge v. The STATE of Louisiana, Through the LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES.
Judges: Before EDWARDS, SHORTESS and SA-VOIE, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 469
Pages: 1223–1224

Head Matter:
Garland BURGE, as Administrator of the Community of Acquets and Gains, and Annie Ruth Burge v. The STATE of Louisiana, Through the LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES.
No. 84-CA-0371.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
May 29, 1985.
Richard Brown, Bogalusa, for plaintiff.
Bruce Waters, Baton Rouge, for defendant.
Before EDWARDS, SHORTESS and SA-VOIE, JJ.

Opinion:
EDWARDS, Judge.
After a thorough review of the record and testimony, we are unable to conclude that the trial court's judgment finding the parties to be equally at fault in causing the accident is clearly wrong or that the $13,-052.52 damage award to the plaintiffs is an abuse of the trial court's much discretion. Without a clear articulation of manifest error, under Arceneaux v. Domingue, 365 So.2d 1330 (La.1978) and Reck v. Stevens, 373 So.2d 498 (La.1979), we must not disturb the trial court's findings or damage awards. For this reason and for the oral reasons assigned by the trial judge, we affirm.
Costs of this appeal are assessed against appellant in the amount of $50.00.
AFFIRMED.
SHORTESS, J., dissents with reasons.