Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1995

Fontaine v. Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans

Fontaine v. Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided February 13, 1995 · Deny, Johnson, Lemmon, Victory, Watson, Writ
653 So. 2d 550; 1995 La. LEXIS 3267; 1995 WL 276004 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Fontaine v. Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans

Opinion of the Court

In re Fontaine, Christopher; — Plaintiffs); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Orleans, Civil District Court, Div. “F”, No. 89-25790; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 95CW-0349.

Granted. Mistrial not warranted under the circumstances of this case. Alternative remedies such as admonitions and instructions to jury should be explored. Case remanded to district court for further proceedings.

LEMMON, JOHNSON and VICTORY, JJ., would deny the writ. WATSON, J., not on panel.

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