Rider v. Priola Construction Corp.

GENOVESE, Judge.

| j Defendant, Priola Construction Corporation (“Priola”), appeals the trial court’s grant of an order of dismissal for want of prosecution in favor of Plaintiff, James Rider and Rider-LeJeune Investments (collectively “Rider”), and the denial of its motion to set aside that judgment of dismissal. For the following reasons, we must dismiss the appeal.

FACTS

Rider, as owner, and Priola, as general contractor, entered into a contract for the construction of two nursing homes in Lake Charles, Louisiana. When a dispute arose between the parties, Priola filed a demand for arbitration…