Legal Opinion
Ratcliff v. Boydell
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 14, 1989No. 88-CA-1851PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOBRANO, Judge.
Plaintiff, Cynthia Ledet Ratcliff, appeals the dismissal of Deonne DuBarry in her suit for damages filed against Earl M.J. Boydell, Jr. and Deonne DuBarry d/b/a DuBarry and Boydell, and DuBarry and Boydell, a Professional Law Corporation. DuBarry was dismissed on a motion for summary judgment. We determine the following factual scenario from the record before us.1
On June 2, 1984, Ratcliff’s husband, and father of her minor son, John Quitmann Ratcliff, Jr., was killed in an automobile accident in Plaquemines Parish.
On September 28, 1984, Ratcliff, on behalf of herself and her…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sanders v. Hercules Sheet Metal, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- Mashburn v. CollinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
- Schaefer v. LynchSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Strickland v. BOARD OF SUP'RS OF LA. ST. UNIV.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- Pellegal v. DureauLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
3Cited by3 opinions
- Ratcliff v. BoydellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
- In re DuBarrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
- Ratcliff v. BoydellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989