Legal Opinion
Ventress v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 3, 1996No. 96-C-0501PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
672 So.2d 668 (1996)
Leon VENTRESS, Individually and as Tutor of His Minor Child, Terry Lenn Hawkins
v.
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Brockhoeff's Chevrolet, Inc., Kelsey-Hayes Company and the State of Louisiana Through the Department of Transportation and Development.
No. 96-C-0501.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 3, 1996.
2Per curiam
In this personal injury case, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff and awarded damages in excess of $8,000,000 against Union Pacific Railroad Company.[1] The trial judge granted a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and…
3Cited by7 opinions
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