Legal Opinion

Pettifield v. Venture, Inc.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided July 26, 2000No. 00-88Published

1Opinion of the Court

I, SAUNDERS, Judge.

This matter arises from an involuntary dismissal wherein the trial judge found, at the close of the plaintiffs’ case and upon motion by the defendant, that the plaintiffs failed to show their right to relief. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

The accident occurred around 1:00 p.m. on January 24, 1995. Keith Eagleson, hereinafter “Defendant,” was operating a 1988 International Cabover with a fifty-three foot dry box (the largest dry box made) which was owned by his employer, Venture, Inc. Defendant’s Cabover was at a dead stop at the intersection of Clarence Drive and Lakeshore…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  2. Evans v. LungrinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
  3. Lasha v. Olin Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  4. Succession of LyonsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  5. Harrigan v. FreemanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986

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