Legal Opinion
Stuart v. Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 16, 1989No. 88 CW 1942PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATKINS, Judge.
A writ of certiorari was issued to the 22nd Judicial District Court in this personal injury-wrongful death action to consider alleged procedural error of the trial court in granting a new trial as an alternative to a *79judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV).
ACTION IN THE TRIAL COURT
Cecil L. Stuart and the survivors of the decedent Gloria Peterson Stuart originally filed suit against several defendants seeking damages for Mr. Stuart’s personal injuries and for the wrongful death of Mrs. Stuart.
However, by the time the matter went to trial before a 12-person jury, there…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Herlitz Const. Co., Inc. v. Hotel Investors of New Iberia, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Robert O. And Katherieen Goldsmith v. Diamond Shamrock CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Mangin v. AuterLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
- Baker v. DH Holmes Company, Ltd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Horton v. MayeauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
- Stuart v. Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1989