Legal Opinion

Farrar v. Haedicke

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided November 3, 1997No. 30559-CAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

11 MARVIN, Chief Judge.

In this expedited appeal of a judgment overruling an exception of improper venue, we affirm the trial court’s determination that Union Parish is a parish of proper venue for an action for damages arising out of a March 31,1995 automobile accident in Ouachita Parish, the parish of the defendant-driver’s domicile. Compare La. C.C.P. arts. 42, 74 with arts. 73, 76.

*505DISCUSSION

Plaintiffs Farrar, a wife and a husband, initially named only the defendant driver and his liability insurer (Commercial Union) as defendants, but joined Mrs. Farrar’s uninsured motorist carrier (State…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Coleman v. Fisher Lumber Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
  2. Thompson v. Prudential Property & Casualty Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
  3. Smith v. SmithLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
  4. Jones v. Massachusetts Bay Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
  5. Stretton v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1977

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