Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1977

Lynch v. Derryberry

Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided February 4, 1977

341 So. 2d 902; 1977 La. LEXIS 6128 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Cases that cite this one

2 later published cases cite this decision.

Bland v. Government Employees Insurance (La. Ct. App. 1978)
Bland v. Government Employees Insurance (La. 1978)

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Opinion of the Court

In re: Edwin L. Lynch, on behalf of the minor, Edwin Bryan Lynch and Doris Lynch applying for certiorari, or writ of review, to the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, Parish of Caddo. 339 So.2d 507.

Granted: the judgment of the court of appeal is reversed, and the case is remanded to the trial court. The trial judge is directed to comply with C.C.P. 1813, and order *903either a remittitur or a new trial, if the trial court is still of the opinion expressed, on April 20, 1976, that the verdicts are so excessive that a new trial should be granted. See, in general, Miller v. Chicago Ins. Co., La., 320 So.2d 134.

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