Alfonso v. Fiasconaro

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Alfonso v. Fiasconaro, 590 So. 2d 575 (La. 1991)
1991 La. LEXIS 3450; 1991 WL 267843
Calogero, Dennis, From, Watson

Alfonso v. Fiasconaro

Opinion of the Court

In re Fairmont Hotel; — Defendants); Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs; Parish of Orleans Civil District Court Div. “B” Number 87-4306; Civil District Court Div. “K” Number 87-14331; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, Number 91CW-1386.

Granted. Judgment of trial court is reversed. Summary judgment in favor of Fairmont Hotel is granted. Case remanded to district court for further proceedings.

CALOGERO, C.J., and WATSON, J., dissent from the order.

Dissenting Opinion

DENNIS, J.,

dissents from the peremptory reversal of the trial court’s judgment. This court cannot be in as good a position as the trial judge to assess whether summary judgment is warranted in this factually sensitive tort suit.

Reference

Full Case Name
Anthony ALFONSO, Jr. v. Franceska Sabrina FIASCONARO Wayne AGNELLY v. Anthony ALFONSO, Jr., Gary Alfonso, Anthony Alfonso, Sr., Fairmont Company, and XZY Insurance Company
Status
Published