MAUS v. SCHOUEST

No. 7741.

342 So.2d 715 (1977)

Jake MAUS, Administrator of the Estate of his minor son, Christopher Lee Maus v. Vesta M. SCHOUEST.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 15, 1977.

Writ Refused March 31, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel E. Becnel, Jr., Robert R. Faucheux, Jr., Reserve, Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, W. Arthur Abercrombie, Jr., Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer & Matthews, Vance E. Ellefson, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Wiedemann & Fransen, Lawrence D. Wiedemann, Edmund W. Golden, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Before BOUTALL, SCHOTT and BEER, JJ.


BEER, Judge.

Notwithstanding the multifaceted and complicated pleadings, exhibits and testimony that fill this record, the issues before us on this appeal are uncomplicated and straightforward and deal only with the claim by Mr. Jake Maus in behalf of his minor son, Christopher. Specifically, we must determine the effect of an erroneous jury charge upon the overall validity of a jury verdict which had the ultimate effect of dismissing all of the claims made in this...

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