Marcel v. DELTA SHIPBUILDING CO.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge.
| ] Plaintiffs, on behalf of the deceased Henry Marcel, appeal the trial court’s dismissal of their claims based upon its granting of an exception of no right of action brought by defendant, Continental Insurance Company [“Continental”]. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the granting of the exception.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
Plaintiffs instituted this direct action against Continental as the former insurer of Delta Shipbuilding Company [“Delta”], a corporation which was dissolved in 1946. Plaintiffs, who are the children of Henry Marcel, alleged that Mr.…
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