Legal Opinion
Northern Assurance Co. of America v. Waguespack
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 10, 1974No. 6487PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
304 So.2d 865 (1974)
The NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
v.
Leonard WAGUESPACK.
No. 6487.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.
December 10, 1974.
Hammett, Leake & Hammett, Craig R. Nelson, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.
Herbert G. Gautreaux, Gretna, for defendant-appellee.
Before GULOTTA, BOUTALL and BEER, JJ.
GULOTTA, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment maintaining defendant's plea of prescription. Plaintiff contends its cause of action is one in contract which prescribes in 10 years and not, as concluded by the trial judge, one in tort which prescribes in one year.
The facts…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Great American Indemnity Co. v. LairdLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
- Standard Acc. Ins. Co. v. FellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1941
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