Bates v. City of Shreveport

| plaintiffs, David Bates, d/b/a Bates Construction (“Bates”), and Classic Homes of Louisiana, Inc. (“Classic Homes”), filed suit in 2002 against Defendant, the City of Shreveport (“the City”), for an alleged unconstitutional taking without just compensation. More than eight years later, the matter was set for trial and the City filed an exception of no right of action to the claims of Classic Homes and Bates who, subsequently, filed a supplemental and amended petition adding Mark Yawn as a plaintiff in the suit. The City then filed an exception of prescription to the claims of Mr. Yawn. The…