Legal Opinion
Hamilton v. Employers Casualty Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 9, 1987No. CA 6050PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESTON H. HUFFT, Judge Pro Tern.
Fosteen Hamilton, wife of, and James A. Hamilton, plaintiffs, appeal from a judgment attributing 50% contributory negligence to Fosteen Hamilton. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.
The issues presented to us on appeal are:
*656(1) Whether the trial court erred in excluding certain portions of testimony of an eye witness to the accident;(2) Whether the trial court’s instructions to the jury were erroneous;(3) Whether the trial court should have directed a verdict on the issue of comparative negligence; and(4) Whether the jury’s allocation of fault to…
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- Smith v. Travelers Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- Pfister v. Phoenix of Hartford Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
- Tucker v. LiretteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Davis v. New Orleans Public Belt RRLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
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3Cited by2 opinions
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