Matthews v. Matthews

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Matthews v. Matthews, 811 So. 2d 936 (La. 2002)
2002 La. LEXIS 1119; 2002 WL 501023

Matthews v. Matthews

Opinion of the Court

In re Matthews, James Earl; — Defendant; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Calcasieu, 14th Judicial District Court Div. C, No. 97-7986; to the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, No. CW 01-01508.

Granted. The judgment of the trial court is not clearly wrong. The court of appeal erred in substituting its opinion for that of the trial court, which was in a superior position to observe the witness. *937See In re A.J.F., 00-0948 at p. 26 (La.6/30/00), 764 So.2d 47 at 62. Accordingly, the judgment of the Court of Appeal is reversed and the judgment of the trial court is reinstated.

Reference

Full Case Name
James Earl MATTHEWS v. Pamela Viney MATTHEWS
Status
Published