Legal Opinion
City Stores Co. v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 26, 1981No. 12429PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REDMANN, Judge.
On the application of Johns-Manville Sales Corporation, one of several defendants in this action for failure of a roof, we grant mandamus to order the trial judge to grant jury trial.
This action began against several defendants in 1977. In 1980 plaintiff added Mechanical Construction Co. as a defendant. Mechanical moved for a trial by jury on October 27, 1980,1 well within ten days of service of its supplemental answer. On March 13, 1981, Johns-Manville filed a request for trial by jury, noting prior inaction on Mechanical’s request. On March 23 the trial judge denied both…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hill v. GreenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Cazes v. RagusaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
- Cornish v. American Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
3Cited by4 opinions
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