Supreme Court of Louisiana, 2002

Matthews v. Matthews

Matthews v. Matthews
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided March 22, 2002
811 So. 2d 936; 2002 La. LEXIS 1119; 2002 WL 501023 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

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.

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