Supreme Court of Louisiana, 2001

Sanders v. Sonitrol of New Orleans, Inc.

Sanders v. Sonitrol of New Orleans, Inc.
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided September 14, 2001
796 So. 2d 667; 2001 La. LEXIS 2825; 2001 WL 1090627 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Sanders v. Sonitrol of New Orleans, Inc.

Opinion of the Court

In re Sonitrol of New Orleans Inc.;—Defendant; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of St. Tammany, 22nd Judicial District Court Div. C, *668No. 99-13685; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. 2001 CW 0057.

Granted. The requested discovery does not seek relevant information because the financial condition of the defendant is not a proper consideration in the determination of compensatory damages. Rodriguez v. Traylor, 468 So.2d 1186 (La. 1985). Accordingly, the ruling of the trial court is reversed insofar as it orders relator to produce its financial records from the year 1996 to the present. Case remanded to the trial court for further proceedings.

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