Steen v. Professional Liability Insurance Co. of America

hBELSOME, J.,

Dissents.

I respectfully dissent from the majority’s opinion. In Riddle v. Bickford, 2000-2408 (La.5/15/01), 785 So.2d 795, the Supreme Court specifically stated that when a “... jury trial is not timely requested or sufficient bond not timely filed, the litigant loses the statutory right to trial by jury.” citing Hall v. K-Mart, 99-0619 (La.App. 4 Cir. 3/1/00), 755 So.2d 1020; Littleton v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 99-390 (La.App. 3 Cir. 12/1/99), 747 So.2d 701; Manuel v. Shell Oil Co., 94-590 (La.App. 5 Cir. 10/18/95), 664 So.2d 470.

The Littleton opinion addressed essentially the…