Legal Opinion
Powell v. Weaver
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 7, 2003No. 2001-CC-2937PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
841 So.2d 742 (2003)
Charles W. POWELL, et al.
v.
Dr. Neill WEAVER
No. 2001-CC-2937.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
February 7, 2003.
Denied.
VICTORY and TRAYLOR, JJ., would grant the writ.
2ConcurrenceWeimer, J.
I concur in the denial of the defendant's writ application and write separately to address my reasons for doing so because I was not on the panel that rendered the decision in Austin v. Abney Mills, Inc., 01-1598 (La.9/4/02), 824 So.2d 1137.
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3Cases cited14 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Cole v. Celotex Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- Porter v. American Optical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Austin v. Abney Mills, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
- Abadie v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
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