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JONES v. JOHNSON, 576 So.2d 519 (La. 1991)

576 So.2d 519

Type
Opinion
Court
Louisiana Court Opinions
Jurisdiction
Louisiana
Date
1991-03-28
Topic
general

JONES v. JOHNSON, 576 So.2d 519 (La. 1991) MARCELLENA JONES AND RODNEY GARLAND JONES v. TRACY ALLAN JOHNSON ANDTHE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA.CONSOLIDATED WITHWILLIAM COURREGE v. TRACY ALLAN JOHNSON AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY OFPENNSYLVANIA. No. 91-C-0388.Supreme Court of Louisiana.

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JONES v. JOHNSON,576 So.2d 519(La. 1991)
MARCELLENA JONES AND RODNEY GARLAND JONES v. TRACY ALLAN JOHNSON AND
THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
CONSOLIDATED WITH
WILLIAM COURREGE v. TRACY ALLAN JOHNSON AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
PENNSYLVANIA.
No. 91-C-0388.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 28, 1991.
In re Jones, Marcellena; Jones, Rodney Garland; — Plaintiff(s); Applying for writ of Certiorari and/or Review; to the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, Number CA891314; Parish of Pointe Coupee Eighteenth Judicial District Court Div. "B" Number 21,858.
[1] Denied. This court decided inDill v. State ofLouisiana, Department of Transportation and Development,545 So.2d 994(La. 1989), that when a plaintiff releases a joint tortfeasor prior to trial, the plaintiff's recovery against the remaining joint tortfeasor is reduced by the amount of fault attributable to the released tortfeasor. The reduction by the court of appeal was therefore correct. See La.Civ. Code art.1803and1804.