Legal Opinion
Collins v. Louisiana State Police
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 23, 2013No. 13-412PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAUNDERS, Judge.
|, This is a personal injury case stemming from an automobile collision wherein a jury found for the plaintiff. Thereafter, the plaintiff filed a motion for a Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict (JNOV). The trial court granted the plaintiffs motion and increased certain categories of damages. Defendants appeal. We affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY:
On May 4, 2004, plaintiff, Kimberly Collins (Ms. Collins), was injured in an automobile accident when a vehicle being driven by defendant, Trooper Jarrett Dobson (Trooper Dobson), struck the vehicle she was driving at an…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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