Legal Opinion
639 Julia Street Partners v. City of New Orleans
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 13, 2002No. 2002-CA-0777PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
| t STEVEN R. PLOTKIN. Judge.
The sole issue in this appeal is whether the trial court applied the correct law of solidarity, La. C.C. art 2324B, to joint tortfeasors who were comparatively at fault.
Plaintiff-appellant, 639 Julia Street Partners, (Partners) appeal a judgment that awarded damages in the sum of $317, 445, and held that the defendant, City of New Orleans (CNO) 60% at fault and a co-defendant 40% at fault. The court then applied the 1996 amendment of La.C.C. art. 2423(B) and held each party liable for their own fault. Partners appeal relates only to the issue of which version of…
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