Legal Opinion

Young v. Clement

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 24, 1978No. 6475PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WATSON, Judge.

In this malpractice action, the dispositive issues are: (1) whether plaintiffs’ claims have prescribed; and (2) whether the trial judge erred in failing to grant a new trial.

The prescription issue was resolved on the basis of factual determinations by the trial court against the plaintiffs. There is a reasonable evidentiary basis in the record for the findings of the trial court and, therefore, there is no manifest error.

As to the denial of the motion for new trial, plaintiffs contend that the trial judge erred in failing to grant a new trial on the basis of three affidavits…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Martin v. AuthementLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1946

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Young v. ClementSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  2. Hutson v. Madison Parish Police JuryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
  3. Young v. ClementSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978

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