Mason v. Hilton

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Mason v. Hilton

84 So. 3d 1287, 2012 WL 1254778, 2012 La. LEXIS 918

CourtSupreme Court of Louisiana

DecidedApril 9, 2012

DocketNo. 2012-CC-0763

StatusPublished

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Mason v. Hilton, 84 So. 3d 1287, 2012 WL 1254778, 2012 La. LEXIS 918 (La. 2012).

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PER CURIAM.

| granted. The decision of the trial court to deny the defendants’ right to a jury trial is reversed and the defendants’ right to jury trial is reinstated. “The right of a litigant to a jury trial is fundamental in character and the courts will indulge every presumption against a waiver, loss, or forfeiture thereof.” Berrigan v. Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, 04-0189 (La.3/26/04), 871 So.2d 332.

KNOLL, J., would deny stay and writ. JOHNSON, J., recused. KIMBALL, C.J., not participating.

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PER CURIAM.

| granted. The decision of the trial court to deny the defendants’ right to a jury trial is reversed and the defendants’ right to jury trial is reinstated. “The right of a litigant to a jury trial is fundamental in character and the courts will indulge every presumption against a waiver, loss, or forfeiture thereof.” Berrigan v. Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, 04-0189 (La.3/26/04), 871 So.2d 332.

KNOLL, J., would deny stay and writ. JOHNSON, J., recused. KIMBALL, C.J., not participating.

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84 So. 3d 1287, 2012 WL 1254778, 2012 La. LEXIS 918, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/mason-v-hilton-la-2012.