Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1997

Lawson v. Straus

Lawson v. Straus
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided October 3, 1997 · Marcus
701 So. 2d 186; 1997 La. LEXIS 2952 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Lawson v. Straus

Opinion of the Court

In re Lawson, Sheila; Prince, Lisa; Kady, Kimberly; — Plaintiffis); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 97CW-0904; Parish of Orleans, Civil District Court, Div. “A”, No. 92-14672.

Granted in part, denied in part. The credibility of a witness is an issue to be resolved by the fact finder at trial. Accordingly, the ruling of the trial court is vacated and set aside insofar as it strikes the name of Ms. Myrl Fair from plaintiffs witness list, and the case is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings. Otherwise denied.

MARCUS, J., not on panel.

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