Legal Opinion
Forbes v. Cockerham
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 21, 2009No. 2008-C-0762, 2008-C-0770PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRAYLOR, Justice.*
11 Joshua Forbes was injured when the car he was riding in as a passenger left Greenwell Springs Road (“Highway 37”), traveled into a ditch and struck trees. A jury found the driver of the car to be 60% at fault for the accident; and the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (“DOTD”) to be 40% at fault for the accident. The trial court granted the DOTD’s motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (“JNOV”), and, alternatively, granting a new |?trial on the issue of DOTD’s liability for the accident. The court of appeal reversed the…
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