Legal Opinion
Graffia v. Louisiana Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 13, 2009No. 2008 CA 1480PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDowning, J.
IgMaria Clara Grano Sanchez and Louisiana Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company (Farm Bureau) appeal a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) in which the trial court awarded certain special and general damages to Shelby Graffia resulting from a traffic accident. Graffia answers the appeal asserting that the jury and trial court erred in allocating a percentage of the fault in the accident to Graffia. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
This litigation arises from an automobile accident at an intersection where Graffia…
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- Leake v. ParsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
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