FONTENOT v. PATTERSON INS.

No. 2008-C-0414.

997 So.2d 529 (2008)

Randy FONTENOT, et al. v. PATTERSON INSURANCE, et al. Germaine Brooks, et al. v. City of Lafayette, et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 12, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Caldwell, Attorney General, Colleen Ann McDaniel, Assistant Attorney General, for applicant.

Larry Curtis Law Firm, Larry Curtis, Gregory Karl Klein, Lafayette, Simien & Minieux, Rickey Wayne Miniex, Lafayette, Allen & Gooch, Michael Edward Parker, Lafayette, Johnny Edward Wellons, Chiquita Patrece Tate, Baton Rouge, for respondent.


CALOGERO, Chief Justice.

We granted a writ application filed by the State of Louisiana through the Department of Transportation and Safety in order to determine the standard of review that should be applied by a court of appeal reviewing conflicting results of a jury and trial judge in a bifurcated trial. That issue has been the subject of a number of conflicting decisions in Louisiana's courts of appeal. However, following our review of the facts and procedural history...

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