Legal Opinion
Jones v. Black
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 28, 1996No. 95-C-2530PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
676 So.2d 1067 (1996)
Janie JONES, et al.,
v.
Dr. William BLACK, et al.
No. 95-C-2530.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 28, 1996.
2Per curiam
By his own admission, and in the judgment of five judges of the court of appeal, the actions of the trial judge in communicating with the jury were improper and so tainted the verdict of the jury as to render it unreliable. Where a jury verdict is "tainted" due to a material error at trial but an otherwise complete trial record exists, the general rule is that an appellate court should, if it can, render judgment on the record. Gonzales v. Xerox, 320 So.2d 163, 165…
Also in this document: Dissent.
3Cases cited2 opinions
- Gonzales v. Xerox Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Ragas v. Argonaut Southwest Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
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