McClary v. Schiro

I «GUIDRY, Judge.

This matter involves the appeal of a judgment granting a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) and the conditional granting of a motion for new trial in a case of the alleged sexual abuse of a minor child. Based on the discussion that follows, we reverse.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In the latter part of 1991, D. McClary, then Wells, left her husband in Abilene, Texas, and returned to her hometown of Lacombe, Louisiana, with her three minor daughters, BLM, TMM, and ALM. On returning to Lacombe, Mrs. McClary began working at the Burger Hut, a local fast food…