HENDERSON v. NISSAN MOTOR CORP.

No. 2003-C-606.

869 So.2d 62 (2004)

Yolanda Griffin Henderson, wife of/and Fred HENDERSON, LeRoy Griffin and Edna Poydras v. NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION U.S.A. and/or Nissan Motor Company, Ltd., State of Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Christian K. Schwartz, John S. Schwartz, CNA Insurance Group and United Service Automobile Association.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied April 23, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles C. Foti, Jr., Attorney General, Gerard S. Vezina, Kathi V. Logan, Vezina & Gattuso, for applicant.

Michael P. Ciaccio, Vincent J. Glorioso, Jr., New Orleans, Thomas G. Wilkinson, Gretna, Jay M. Napolitano, New Orleans, for respondent.


JOHNSON, Justice.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) filed this writ application, and we granted certiorari in order to determine whether the Court of Appeal applied the correct standard of review when it found that the jury was clearly wrong or manifestly erroneous in its apportionment of 5% of the fault for a motor vehicle accident to the DOTD and reassigned the DOTD 50% fault. For the following reasons, we conclude that the Court...

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