Legal Opinion
Alexander v. Laborde
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 6, 2012No. 11-1411PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PICKETT, Judge.
|, The defendants appeal the trial court’s grant of a judgment notwithstanding the verdict and increase of damages in favor the plaintiff. For the reasons discussed below, the judgment is amended and, as amended, affirmed.
FACTS
On June 30, 2009, Queen Alexander was stopped on La. Hwy. 1 in Marksville, waiting to make a left turn, when she was rear-ended by a vehicle driven by Zakery La-borde.1 Ms. Alexander was seventy-three years of age at the time and had suffered back and neck pain for many years before the accident. She sued Mr. Laborde and State Farm Mutual Automobile…
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- Joseph v. Broussard Rice Mill, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
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