Green v. Auto Club Group Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
VICTORY, J.*
|, At issue in this direct action lawsuit, brought against a nonresident tortfeasor and her foreign liability insurer, is whether venue is proper in the parish of plaintiffs domicile. If suit was filed in the proper venue, then plaintiffs suit has not prescribed. For the reasons that follow, we find that venue is proper in the parish of plaintiffs domicile under the provisions of La. C.C.P. art. 42(5), and that therefore, prescription was interrupted under La. C.C. art. 3462. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeal and reinstate the decision of the trial court…
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