Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1995

Hoyt v. Wood/Chuck Chipper Corp.

Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided May 19, 1995 · Appeal, Basis, Deference, Grant, Lemmon, Marcus, Remand, Standard, There, Under, Verdict, Victory

654 So. 2d 695; 1995 La. LEXIS 1404 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Opinion of the Court

In re Margot Inc.; Continental Casualty Co.; — Defendant(s); applying for writ of cer-tiorari and/or review; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. CA92 1498; Parish of Livingston, 21st Judicial District Court, Div. “F”, No. 58,691.

Denied.

LEMMON and VICTORY, JJ., would grant and remand to the court of appeal for review under the manifest error standard. There was no basis for the court of appeal to refuse deference to the jury verdict. MARCUS, J., not on panel.

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