Legal Opinion

Poirier v. Acadiana Bottling Co.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided April 6, 1994No. 93-919PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

YELVERTON, Judge.

This is an appeal by Dudley Poirier and his wife Harriet, the plaintiffs, from a judgment based on a jury verdict rejecting their demands for damages in a suit brought against Everett Castillo, Castillo’s employer, and its insurer. Poirier claimed that he was standing on a highway when Castillo drove by him in a delivery truck, and that a mirror on the side of the truck hit Poirier in the head. The verdict in this ease was that Castillo was not negligent and that his conduct was not a cause in fact of Poirier’s injuries and damages. The jury was asked to find the amount of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  2. Brown v. State Mut. Life Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1979

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Navarro v. Aries Marine Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
  2. Navarro v. Aries Marine Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1998

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