Legal Opinion
Benson v. ABC Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 7, 2012No. Nos. 12-517, 12-385PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAINTER, Judge.
| plaintiff, Nolan J. Benson, Sr., in proper person, appeals the dismissal of his petition for damages on the ground of prescription. He also appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial. Finding that the filing of a petition with only a fictitiously named defendant does not interrupt prescription, we affirm both.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On July 28, 2010, Plaintiff was allegedly involved in some sort of altercation with deputies of the Avoyelles Parish Sheriffs Office who had just arrested, or were in the process of arresting, Plaintiffs son. On July 28,…
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