Stewart v. Revnell

DUFRESNE, Judge.

In this consolidated appeal we reviewed the trial court’s decision to dismiss an action to annul a default judgment during a summary judgment hearing.

The relevant procedural history of this case is as follows:

On January 3, 1984, Michael and Deborah Stewart, individually and on behalf of their minor daughter, Tashika Lodge (Stewart) filed the original tort suit for damages arising out of a vehicular accident which allegedly occurred in Jefferson Parish on or about January 8, 1983. The petition alleged Waco Fire & Casualty Insurance Company (Waco) to be a foreign insurance…