Legal Opinion
Doucet v. Home Indemnity Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 1, 1966No. 1632PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULPEPPER, Judge.
This is a suit for damages for personal injuries. Plaintiff, Semar Doucet, was a guest passenger in an automobile driven by Mary Doucet, and insured by defendant, The Home Indemnity Company. This vehicle collided, at a highway intersection, with a truck driven by Odell Marsh. Defendant, The Home Indemnity Company, filed a peremptory exception of prescription based on the fact that the accident occurred on July 6, 1962 and this suit was not filed in State court until October 7, 1964, a period of over one year. LSA-C.C. Article 3536. The trial judge sustained the exception and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Knight v. Louisiana Power and Light CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Mary U. Doucet and Semar Doucet v. The Travelers Insurance Company and A. W. DunnCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Sansone v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Sharp v. Massey-Ferguson, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
3Cited by2 opinions
- Hazel v. Allstate InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
- Lang ex rel. Lang v. Medart Products, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1967