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POWELL v. REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY

No. 96-C-0715.

695 So.2d 1326 (1997)

Marjorie POWELL v. REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY and Louise Singleton.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

June 18, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold Menton Whellahan, III, John Gregory Odom, Walter Igantius Willard, New Orleans, for applicant.

Neil Jay Kohlman, Avis Marie Russell, New Orleans, for respondent.

Lawrence S. Kullman, New Orleans, for amicus curiae Louisiana Trial Lawyers.

William Hestor Howard, III, New Orleans, for amicus curiae Louisiana Ass'n of Defense Counsel.

LEMMON, Justice.*

This is an action to recover tort damages from the Regional Transit Authority (RTA), a political subdivision of the state, and Louise Singleton, the RTA employee who drove the transit bus that allegedly caused plaintiff's injuries. The matter proceeded to a bifurcated trial, with the judge deciding the liability of the governmental body and the jury deciding the liability of the individual employee. The jury returned...

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