Arceneaux v. Texaco, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
PONDER, Judge.
Plaintiff appealed the dismissal of his suit on a peremptory exception of res judicata.
The issues on appeal are: 1) the final adjudication of issues raised by the plaintiff for the purpose of res judicata, and 2) whether plaintiff is entitled to a jury trial of those issues.
We affirm.
Plaintiff and his family were injured in a fire at a Texaco service station. The fire occurred while a station attendant was filling plaintiffs truck with gas. Plaintiff, individually, and as tutor of his minor children, filed two suits against Texaco, Inc. and General Motors Corporation, one in the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dornak v. Lafayette General HospitalSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Arceneaux v. Texaco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Miles v. Illinois Cent. Gulf R. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
- Valien v. PratherLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Tauzier v. TauzierLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
3Cited by2 opinions
- Kelty v. BrumfieldLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- Arceneaux v. Texaco, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1983