Legal Opinion
James v. Tooke
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 8, 2006No. 40,641-CAPublished
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Judge.
pThe plaintiffs, Eugene James, individually and d/b/a E.J. Construction Company, and Dorothy James, appeal a judgment in favor of defendant, S. Judd Tooke. The district court granted defendant’s exception of prescription. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS
In 1985 Eugene James, individually and d/b/a E.J. Construction Company, and Dorothy James (collectively referred to as “James”) retained attorney S. Judd Tooke to provide legal representation in a contract dispute. On February 18, 1988, Tooke filed a lawsuit on behalf of James against C. Markham Dickson and others,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Alexander v. FulcoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005
- Smith v. BootheLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
- Kavanaugh v. EdwardsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999