Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1978

Bland v. Government Employees Insurance

Bland v. Government Employees Insurance
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided September 29, 1978 · From, Marcus, Sanders, Summers
363 So. 2d 905; 1978 La. LEXIS 6580 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Bland v. Government Employees Insurance

Opinion of the Court

In re: Lewis T. Bland applying for certio-rari, or writ of review, to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit. Parish of Orleans. 360 So.2d 549.

Writ 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 either a remittitur or a new trial. See Lynch v. Derryberry, 341 So.2d 902 (La. 1977).

SANDERS, C. J., and SUMMERS and MARCUS, JJ., dissent from the order.

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