TOUCHARD v. SLEMCO ELECTRIC FOUNDATION

No. 99-C-3577.

769 So.2d 1200 (2000)

Mary B. TOUCHARD v. SLEMCO ELECTRIC FOUNDATION, et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 17, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Wayne Jones, Jr., Terry L. Rowe, Lafayette, Counsel for Applicant.

John Henri Pucheu, Eunice, Counsel for Respondent.

Troy E. Bain, Shreveport, Counsel for Louisiana Trial Lawyer's Association, Amicus Curiae.


ON REHEARING

TRAYLOR, Justice.

In this personal injury suit, we are presented with the issue of whether the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, properly applied the manifest error standard of review. After a review of the record and the applicable law, we find that the court of appeal misapplied the manifest error standard. Accordingly, for reasons set forth herein, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeal and reinstate the trial court's judgment.

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