Legal Opinion
Newman v. Fernwood Transportation
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 25, 2001No. 2000-CA-1036PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
| MICHAEL KIRBY, Judge.
Plaintiff, Geraldine Newman, appeals the trial court’s finding that she did not meet her burden of. proof, demonstrating that an automotive accident actually occurred.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On May 18, 1998, Geraldine Newman, Plaintiff, who was travelling in a Dodge Stratus, and T.J. Osby, Defendant, were stopped at the intersection of Highway 90 and Downman Road. There is not much else upon which Defendants and Plaintiff agree.
Defendants, T.J. Osby and his wife Betty Osby, testified at trial not only that their vehicle never struck plaintiff, but also that there was no…
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- Arceneaux v. DomingueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Watson v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- Sistler v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
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