Clarkston v. Funderburk
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.
|/The plaintiff-appellant, Aleashia Clark-ston, appeals the trial court’s judgment dismissing her legal malpractice suit against the defendant-appellee, Ike Fun-derburk, for failure to post bond as security for costs. Finding no abuse of discretion in the trial court’s judgment, we affirm.
I
ISSUES
We must decide:(1) whether the trial court abused its discretion in requiring the plaintiff to post bond as security for costs in this case; and(2) whether the trial court erred in dismissing the defendant when the plaintiff failed to post the bond.
II
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
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