Leonard v. Parish of Jefferson

[2GOTHARD, Judge.

In this matter, we have consolidated three writ applications (# 95-C-131, # 95-C-161 and # 95-C-164), filed on behalf of the three parties involved in the lawsuit pending below. Each seeks to have the trial court’s ruling regarding a jury trial modified. For the following reasons, we grant the writ filed on behalf of plaintiff, Shannon Leonard, (# 95-C-131) and deny the writs filed on behalf of defendant, Parish of Jefferson, (# 95-C-161) and third party defendant, Montgomery Elevator Company (# 95-C-164).

This suit arose as a result of what plaintiff, Shannon Leonard, alleges…