Legal Opinion
Shepard v. Duhon
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 10, 1988No. CA-7723PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KLEES, Judge.
This suit arises from a collision between an automobile and a motorcycle that occurred on May 23, 1983. Plaintiff James Shepard, the driver of the motorcycle, sued Corbett Duhon, the driver of the car, as well as Duhon’s employer and various insurers for personal injuries allegedly incurred by plaintiff as a result of the accident. Following a full trial on the merits, the jury concluded that defendant Duhon was not guilty of any negligence that was a proximate cause of the accident, and the trial judge dismissed the case.
Plaintiff appeals the trial court’s judgment on three…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Canter v. Koehring CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- LaFleur v. John Deere Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- McCarter v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
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