Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1987

Givens v. F.W. Woolworth Co.

Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided September 25, 1987 · Aside, Dixon, Entitled, From, Have, Lemmon, That, Verdict, Weight

512 So. 2d 852; 1987 La. LEXIS 10054 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Opinion of the Court

In re F.W. Woolworth Co. Inc. d/b/a; Woolco Department Store; K & S Manufacturing Co.; Applying for Writ of Certio-rari and/or Review; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. CA-5230; Parish of Orleans Civil District Court Div. “L” No. 79-8829.

Prior report: La.App., 508 So.2d 164.

Granted and remanded to Court of Appeal to decide the case on remand. See Gonzales v. Xerox, 320 So.2d 163 (La. 1975).

DIXON, C.J., and LEMMON, J., dissent. LEMMON, J., further notes that the jury verdict which has been set aside is not entitled to any weight on the remand from which I have dissented.

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