Scheuermann v. Cadillac of Metairie, Inc.

hi concur in the result reached but write separately to address a potential conflict in the jurisprudence discussing the evidentia-ry issue presented in this case. Specifically, there appears to be a conflict in the decisions rendered by the Louisiana circuit courts of appeal when presented with the issue of whether an appellate court may consider “evidence” not formally introduced or admitted into evidence in the trial court where neither party objects to the evidence and the trial judge considers the evidence in rendering his/her judgment.

The Louisiana Supreme Court has instructed that an…