Legal Opinion
Jordan v. Central Louisiana Electric Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 3, 1995No. 95-20PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
I t SULLIVAN, Judge.
Robert Jordan sued Central Louisiana Electric Co., Inc. (CLECO) in New Iberia City Court to recover $12,500.00, the sum that Jordan deposited with CLECO pursuant to an agreement to purchase immovable property located in Iberia Parish. CLECO excepted to venue in Iberia Parish, claiming that venue was proper only in the parish of its domicile, Rapides Parish. The trial court overruled CLECO’s exception and CLECO has appealed. For the following reasons, we reverse.
FACTS
In March of 1993, Jordan and CLECO executed a written agreement in which Jordan agreed to purchase and CLECO…
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