SCHILLING v. AURICH

No. 11-1325.

91 So.3d 580 (2012)

Leslie SCHILLING v. Lynn W. AURICH, Ph.D., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 30, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rick A. Caballero , Attorney at Law, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Leslie Schilling.

James J. Hautot, Jr. , Judice & Adley, Lafayette, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Lynn W. Aurich, Ph.D., Charter Cypress Behavorial Health Systems, LLC.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, JAMES T. GENOVESE, and SHANNON J. GREMILLION, Judges.


GREMILLION, Judge.

The plaintiff, Leslie Schilling, appeals the trial court's grant of a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) and, conditionally, a motion for new trial in favor of the defendant, Dr. Lynn W. Aurich. For the following reasons, we reverse the grant of JNOV, reverse the conditional grant of motion for new trial, and reinstate the jury's verdict and award.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Leslie was involuntary committed to psychiatric...

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