Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1991

Alfonso v. Fiasconaro

Alfonso v. Fiasconaro
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided December 13, 1991 · Calogero, Dennis, From, Watson
590 So. 2d 575; 1991 La. LEXIS 3450; 1991 WL 267843 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

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.

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