Legal Opinion
Guillory v. Avondale Shipyard, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 13, 1982No. Nos. 14554, 14555PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARDS, Judge.
This action ex delicto raises issues involving the correctness of a directed verdict for plaintiff and the reasonableness of the amount of damages awarded to plaintiff.
Plaintiffs, Sallie Guillory and Merlin Pontiff, were riding a motorcycle in an eastbound direction on Louisiana Highway 20. Guillory was the owner of the motorcycle, but Pontiff was driving. Guillory and Pontiff had become separated from a friend, Eric Aucoin, who was riding on another motorcycle and they were attempting to catch up to him. Pontiff came up behind a line of four vehicles. The lead vehicle was an…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Arceneaux v. DomingueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Campbell v. MoutonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
- Simon v. Ford Motor CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Tirante v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Andrews v. Mosley Well ServiceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
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- Guillory v. Avondale Shipyard, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- Guillory v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1983