Legal Opinion
Hunter v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 11, 2012No. 2011-CA-1433PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL A. BONIN, Judge.
liThe trial court dismissed the lawsuit of Hattie J. Hunter, the surviving spouse of Ivory Hunter, Sr., as abandoned due to the failure of any parties in the lawsuit to take any step in its prosecution or defense in the trial court for a period of three years.1 Mrs. Hunter filed a motion to set aside the dismissal, which motion the trial court denied. Solely arguing that the activity in a different action, a pending class action suit, prevented abandonment in this case, Mrs. Hunter appeals the dismissal of the lawsuit and the denial of her motion.
After a de novo review of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Clark v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
- LeBreton v. RabitoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
- Chevron Oil Co. v. TraigleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- Taranto v. Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2011
- Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development v. Oilfield Heavy Haulers, L.L.C.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2011
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Armstrong ex rel. R.D. v. JohnsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
- Dimm v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2013