Case Name: STATE, of Louisiana DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT v. John T. LAMBERT, Jr.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1999-03-12
Citations: 738 So. 2d 1076
Docket Number: No. 99-CC-0138
Parties: STATE, of Louisiana DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT v. John T. LAMBERT, Jr.
Judges: LEMMON, J. not on panel; recused.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 738
Pages: 1076–1077

Head Matter:
STATE, of Louisiana DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT v. John T. LAMBERT, Jr.
No. 99-CC-0138.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 12, 1999.

Opinion:
IN RE: Transportation & Dev., Dept, of; — Plaintiffs); Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs; Parish of St. Charles 29th Judicial District Court Div. "E" Number 35,123; to the Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, Number 98-CW-1153
Granted. The trial court initially applied the law correctly and found no basis to recuse Judge Tobias. The granting of a new trial on the motion to recuse was error and is reversed. The case is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings before Judge Tobias.
LEMMON, J. not on panel; recused.