# Purvis v. Grant Parish School Board

> Supreme Court of Louisiana · February 14, 2014 · 144 So. 3d 922

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/4813373

## Case

- **Full name:** Shenan Smith PURVIS v. GRANT PARISH SCHOOL BOARD and Jana Lashley
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Louisiana
- **Decided:** February 14, 2014
- **Citations:** 144 So. 3d 922; 2014 La. LEXIS 358; 2014 WL 683721
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Hughes
- **Judges:** Hughes, Johnson, Knoll, Reasons
- **Cited by:** 42 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- emphasizing "the importance of deferring to the trier of fact's findings, 'as the trier of fact is not disadvantaged by the review of a cold record,' and 'is in a superior position to observe the nuances of demeanor evidence not revealed in a record' "

## Opinion text

HUGHES, J.,
dissenting.
| ,With respect, the majority opinion ignores the physical evidence, the expert testimony, the eye-witness testimony, and the laws of physics.

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