Case Name: BULL RUN RANCH, L.L.C. v. Scott G. PETRIE, M.D.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2003-10-31
Citations: 860 So. 2d 1104
Docket Number: No. 2003-CC-1745
Parties: BULL RUN RANCH, L.L.C. v. Scott G. PETRIE, M.D.
Judges: CALOGERO, C.J., and VICTORY and WEIMER, JJ., dissent from writ denial and assign reasons.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 860
Pages: 1104–1105

Head Matter:
BULL RUN RANCH, L.L.C. v. Scott G. PETRIE, M.D.
No. 2003-CC-1745.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Oct. 31, 2003.
CALOGERO, C.J., and VICTORY and WEIMER, JJ., dissent from writ denial and assign reasons.

Opinion:
| t CALOGERO, C.J., and VICTORY and WEIMER, JJ.,
dissenting from the writ denial.
We would grant the writ. In our view, the trial court erred in excluding the accountant's testimony for the following reasons:
1) The accountant is a fact eyewitness to the discussions and agreements at issue in the lawsuit.
2) Since the accountant was present with both plaintiff and defendant, any statements he may have heard would not be confidential communications under Louisiana Code of Evidence art. 415.
3) The trial court can limit the accountant's testimony to non-eonfidential matters.