Legal Opinion
Cavalier v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 12, 2008No. Nos. 2008 CA 0561, 2008 CA 0562PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtCarter, C.J.
| aThese consolidated matters arose out of a motor vehicle accident. Defendant, the State of Louisiana through the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), appeals regarding the propriety of the trial court’s denial of DOTD’s motion for mistrial after the trial court discharged the twelfth juror and continued the jury trial with eleven jurors over DOTD’s objection. Plaintiff, David Adjep-on-Yamoah, also appeals the trial court’s granting of a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) and a reduction of the jury’s damage award in his favor. For the following reasons, we affirm.
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Cavalier v. STATE, EX REL. DEPT. OF TRANSP. AND DEV.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2008