Legal Opinion
James v. Charity Hospital of Louisiana
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 16, 1981No. Writ Docket No. 14383; Appeal Docket No. 14393PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHIASSON, Judge.
Defendant-relator, Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans, has sought supervisory writs from this court to review the ruling of the trial court overruling its exception of improper venue. We granted the writ to review the entire matter and find the ruling to be in error and therefore issue a writ of mandamus ordering the trial court to transfer the case, Docket No. 14,-383, to the court of proper venue or to dismiss the suit without prejudice.
A review of the proceedings to date reveals that plaintiffs, Donald Ray James, Sr. and his wife, Cynthia Asberry James, filed suit…
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- White v. Charity Hospital of La. in New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
- Thibaut v. ThibautLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Glazer Steel Corp. v. Larose Shipyard, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
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