Legal Opinion
Bristol ex rel. Child v. Gonzales Police Dep't ex rel. Child
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 21, 2017No. 2017 CA 0675; No. 2017 CA 0676; No. 2017 CA 0677PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHigginbotham, J.
These consolidated matters arose out of a high-speed police pursuit that resulted in a fatal crash. The plaintiffs appeal the dismissal of their personal injury claims following a seven-day jury trial that culminated in a jury verdict finding no liability on the part of the sole remaining defendant, the Louisiana State Police.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On March 7, 2004, a fourteen-year-old unlicensed young man, Sylvester Bristol, Jr. ("Sylvester"), was driving his mother's Oldsmobile in Gonzales, Louisiana. It was approximately 7:54 p.m., when Sylvester was stopped behind a few other…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Gonzales v. Xerox Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. ForetSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Rabalais v. NashSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
- Lenard v. DilleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
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