Legal Opinion

Bernard v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided June 30, 1999No. 98-CA-2509PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

|1PLOTKIN, Judge.

Appellant Dr. Earl Stewart, a third party to the underlying litigation, appeals a trial court judgment holding him in contempt of court and fining him $500 for his failure to appear for a deposition scheduled by the defendant, State Farm Mutual Insurance Co., for which ,the court has previously issued a subpoena compelling his attendance. We affirm the judgment and remand.

Facts

The underlying litigation is a personal injury suit filed by plaintiffs, Angela Bernard, and her guest passengers, Desi Bradford, Darren Felder, and Brandon Bernard, against State Farm. The suit arises…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Phillips Petroleum Co. v. OKC LTD.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1994

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