Legal Opinion
Boyd v. Wackenhut Corp.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 24, 2010No. 10-207Published
1Opinion of the Court
PAINTER, Judge.
|¡¿Plaintiffs, the heirs of William Boyd, appeal the trial court’s judgment finding a passing motorist one hundred percent at fault in causing the accident at issue and dismissing Plaintiffs’ claims. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s judgment in its entirety.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
This accident occurred on August 18, 999. On June 13, 2006, Mr. Boyd died from causes unrelated to the subject accident, and his mother, Leona Boyd, was substituted as Plaintiff. Ms. Boyd died before a trial could take place. Therefore, Mr. Boyd’s siblings, Joyce Boyd,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Watson v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- Cheairs v. State Ex Rel. DOTDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
- Layssard v. STATE, DEPART. OF PUBLIC SAFETYLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2007
- Cole v. Brookshire Grocery Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2009
- Boyd v. Wackenhut CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2008
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