Legal Opinion
See v. Entergy Corp.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 4, 2009No. 09-535PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SAUNDERS, Judge.
_JjThis case addresses the trial court’s granting of a Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict (JNOV) where it reapportioned fault between defendants, increased damages for the plaintiff, and awarded the plaintiff attorney’s fees and costs.
For the following reasons, we affirm in part and reverse in part the trial court’s granting of the JNOV.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
This case arises from an October 20, 2005 rear-end automobile accident. Melba See (hereinafter referred to as “See”) was southbound on Hwy. 182 in St. Landry Parish when she came upon what she believed to be an…
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