Legal Opinion

Sonnier v. Catholic Foundation of the Diocese of Lafayette

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided October 28, 2016No. 16-C-0839PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Per curiam

h Granted in part and denied in part. We find no error in the judgment of the court of appeal insofar as it affirmed the district court’s judgment holding relator failed to state a cause of action for recognition of ownership, injunctive relief or damages. However, it is unclear whether the district court made a determination of whether relator stated an alternative cause of action for re-interment pursuant to La. R.S. 8:65a1

Eugene Sonnier, III (“Trey”), the son of relator, Eugene J. Sonnier, II (“Mr. Sonnier”), and his ex-wife, Norlet Pierre, died in October 2013 while serving in the United…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Sonnier v. Catholic Found. of the Diocese of LafayetteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
  2. Eugene J. Sonnier, II. v. the Congregation of St, Genevieve Roman Catholic ChurchLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2023
  3. Sonnier v. Catholic Found. LafayetteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2019
  4. Sonnier v. Catholic Found. LafayetteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2019
  5. Sonnier v. Catholic Found. of the Diocese of LafayetteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018

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