Legal Opinion

James v. Robinson

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided August 18, 2004No. 38,774-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

_|jCARAWAY, J.

The plaintiffs’ car was hit when the defendant’s vehicle rolled backwards as he attempted to put his car in drive after a train cleared a railroad crossing. Although the trial court found defendant totally at fault in causing the accident, the plaintiffs appeal the favorable trial court judgment claiming that the trial court committed legal error and awarded them inadequate damages. Finding neither legal nor manifest error in the judgment, we affirm.

Facts

The defendant, Jimbo Ivory Robinson, stopped his automobile in front of the car of Barbara and Louis James waiting at a train…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  2. Arceneaux v. DomingueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  3. Youn v. Maritime Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  4. Mart v. HillSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
  5. West v. Bayou Vista Manor, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1979

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. James v. RobinsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004

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