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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Guidry vacates the trial court's judgments in an auto accident case that stems from a driver hitting a deer on the interstate. The trial court improperly denied the motion for mistrial since nine of the twelve jurors were not in agreement regarding the allocation of fault to each party. Also, a directed verdict was erroneously granted on the affirmative defenses of force majeure and sudden emergency because there was conflicting testimony about the parties' actions after the deer entered the roadway. Vacated.
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