Legal Opinion
Sonnier v. State
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 6, 2018No. 18–73; 18–74; 18–75PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff, Gaynelwyn Sonnier, appeals interlocutory judgments limiting her experts' testimony, along with a final judgment memorializing the jury's verdict in favor of the defendant, State of Louisiana, Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), involving a single vehicle accident caused by an allegedly defective highway. Finding no abuse of discretion on the part of the trial judge and no manifest error on the part of the jury, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.
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ISSUES
We must decide:(1) whether the trial court abused its discretion in limiting…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Stobart v. State Through DOTDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Mart v. HillSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
- Housley v. CeriseSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
- Oster v. Dept. of Transp. & DevelopmentSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
- Campbell v. DEPTARTMENT OF TRANSP. & DEV.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
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3Cited by6 opinions
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