PEPPER v. TRIPLET

No. 2002 CA 0022.

834 So.2d 624 (2002)

Dustin PEPPER v. Thomas Seth TRIPLET and Allstate Insurance Co.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 3, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith M. Whipple, Houma, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee Dustin Pepper.

Christopher P. Lawler, Christopher E. Lawler, Metairie, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant Allstate Insurance Co.

Before: KUHN, DOWNING and GAIDRY, JJ.


GAIDRY, J.

This is an appeal involving an award of damages to plaintiff, Dustin Pepper, for injuries resulting from a dog bite. Applying comparative fault principles, the trial court allocated twenty-five percent of the fault to the plaintiff and seventy-five percent of the fault to the defendant, Thomas Triplet. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Plaintiff, Dustin Pepper, and defendant, Thomas Triplet, were next-door...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases