Oster v. City of New Orleans

ARMSTRONG, Judge.

This is a motorcycle accident case. The defendant appeals from a judgment granted in favor of the plaintiff. The sole issue presented for review is whether the trial court abused its discretion in permitting the plaintiff to subpoena and present two witnesses after all of the parties in the case had rested. We hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in so doing and we affirm.

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The plaintiff, Lawrence Oster (“Oster”) was injured when his motorcycle crashed into a barricade that had been erected on Claiborne Avenue near the intersection of Tupelo in New Orleans.…