Legal Opinion
Nugent v. Car Town of Monroe, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 28, 2016No. 50,910-CWPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
| iThe defendants, Car Town of Monroe Inc. and West Monroe Land Development Co., seek supervisory review of a ruling that granted a new trial in favor of the plaintiff, Audrey Nugent, after a 12-mem-ber jury rejected Ms. Nugent’s claim for personal injury. For the reasons expressed, we now grant the writ and make it peremptory, vacate the order of new trial and reinstate the jury’s verdict.
Factual Background
Car Town is a used car business at 11 Louisville Avenue, essentially at the foot of the Lea Joyner (U.S. Hwy, 80) bridge, in Monroe. The building was originally designed as a service…
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