Meredith v. Asbestos Corp.

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Meredith v. Asbestos Corp., 755 So. 2d 892 (La. 2000)
2000 La. LEXIS 854; 2000 WL 340459
Calogero, Deny, Kimball, Victory, Writ

Meredith v. Asbestos Corp.

Opinion of the Court

In re Avondale Industries Inc.; — -Defendant; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Orleans, Civil District Court Div. K, Nos. 95-12312; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 99-C-2962.

Granted. The judgment of the trial court denying Avondale’s motion to quash the deposition is vacated and set aside. Avon-dale’s motion to quash is granted in part. The scope of the deposition will be limited to areas of inquiry which were not covered in any of Avondale’s previous depositions, however, follow-up questions will be allowed. In asking follow-up questions it will be plaintiffs burden to provide an appropriate “bridge” question, and plaintiff shall not re-ask questions previously answered. Case remanded to the trial court for further proceedings.

VICTORY, J., not on panel. CALOGERO, C.J., and KIMBALL, J., would deny the writ.

Reference

Full Case Name
Chrisanda MEREDITH v. ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED
Status
Published