Joiner v. Downing

DOMENGEAUX, Judge.

This is a jury case in which the plaintiff, in proper person, takes this appeal from a directed verdict entered in favor of the defendant after plaintiff rested his case. Plaintiff also appeals the trial court determinations that plaintiff is not entitled to a new trial and that defendant is entitled to attorney’s fees under C.C. Art. 2315.1. Plaintiff further alleges that numerous procedural errors were committed by the trial court. For the following reasons, we affirm the directed verdict.

Directed verdicts are authorized by La.C.C.P. Article 1810, which provides in…