G.C. & K.B. Investment, Inc. v. Otillio

hCANNELLA, Judge.

In a franehise/lease action brought by plaintiff, G.C. & K.B. Investments, Inc., defendant, Elden Otillio, Jr., appeals from a judgment denying his Declinatory Exception of Improper Venue. We reverse.

On June 17, 1987, plaintiff, defendant and his wife, Martha Otillio, executed a franchise agreement for the operation of an oil change business located in New Orleans, Louisiana. On March 14, 1988, defendant’s corporation, SpeeDee Solution, Inc., executed a sublease with plaintiff for the New Orleans property on which the business was located. That same day defendant signed a…