Legal Opinion
Jewitt v. Alvarez
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 30, 2015No. 50,083-CAPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
hln this personal injury case, the trial court rendered a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Barbara Jewitt, finding that defendant, Norma Alvarez, was 100% at fault in causing the automobile accident. The court awarded damages in the amount of $21,209.61, but limited the award to $15,000, the jurisdictional limit for West Monroe City Court. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS
On April 13, 2013, the parties herein were involved in a three-car automobile accident on Interstate 20 in West Monroe, Louisiana. Defendant Norma Alvarez was driving a vehicle owned by her husband, defendant…
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