Legal Opinion

Swayze v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided October 21, 2015No. 49,079-CAPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCaraway, J.

|! This case is before us on remand from the Louisiana Supreme Court for our consideration of the issues of causation and damages not addressed in our earlier appeal. Finding no manifest error in the trial court’s ruling, we affirm.

Facts

The facts and underlying history of the case have been summarized both in our earlier opinion1 and in the opinion of the Louisiana Supreme Court and will not be repeated here. See, Swayze v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 14-1899 (La.6/30/15), 172 So.3d 1026. The issues before us concern whether the trial court erred in awarding Swayze damages in the amount…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  2. Youn v. Maritime Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  3. Wainwright v. FontenotSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
  4. Duncan v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
  5. McGee v. AC AND S, INC.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2006

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Terry v. SimmonsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  2. Brammer v. Bossier Parish School BoardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
  3. Joseph Davis v. Christie Wheeler and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2020

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