Legal Opinion

Morvant v. Kent's Nursery, Inc.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 5, 1986No. 84-985PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KING, Judge.

The issues presented by this appeal are (1) whether the jury committed manifest error in finding that the plaintiff failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that he suffered an injury caused by the negligence of the defendant or by a defect on the premises belonging to the defendant, and (2) whether the matter should be remanded to the trial court for the presentation of additional evidence so as to prevent a miscarriage of justice.

Raymond Morvant (hereinafter plaintiff), was an employee of South Central Bell Telephone Company (hereinafter South Central Bell), installing…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Arceneaux v. DomingueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  2. Canter v. Koehring CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  3. Entrevia v. HoodSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  4. Campbell v. TidwellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
  5. Fisk v. ChambleeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983

2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Frederick v. General Motors Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
  2. Morvant v. Kent's Nursery, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1986

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API