SANDERS v. SONITROL OF NEW ORLEANS, 2001-1590 (La. 9/14/01); 796 So.2d 667

JACKIE SANDERS v. SONITROL OF NEW ORLEANS, INC.

No. 2001-CC-1590Supreme Court of Louisiana.
September 14, 2001.

IN RE: Sonitrol of New Orleans Inc.; — Defendant; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of St. Tammany, 22nd Judicial District Court Div. C,

West Page 668

No. 99-13685; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. 2001 CW 0057

Granted. The requested discovery does not seek relevant information because the financial condition of the defendant is not a proper consideration in the determination of compensatory damages. Rodriguez v. Traylor, 468 So.2d 1186 (La. 1985). Accordingly, the ruling of the trial court is reversed insofar as it orders relator to produce its financial records from the year 1996 to the present. Case remanded to the trial court for further proceedings.

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