Watson v. Spayde

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Watson v. Spayde, 810 So. 2d 1164 (La. 2002)
2002 La. LEXIS 739; 2002 WL 459888

Watson v. Spayde

Opinion of the Court

In re Watson, Dolores N.; — Plaintiff; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Orleans, Orleans Parish Civil District Court Div. A, No. 2000-6582; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2001-C-0853.

Granted. The letter written by plaintiff to her attorneys is subject to the attorney-client privilege as set forth in La.Code Evid. art. 506. There is no evidence this privilege has been waived. Accordingly, the judgments of the lower courts ordering production of this letter is reversed.

Reference

Full Case Name
Dolores N. WATSON v. Keith Crawford SPAYDE, Jr.
Status
Published