Legal Opinion
Manuel ex rel. Manuel v. Lacarbo
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 13, 1989No. 89-CA-441PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOTHARD, Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment dismissing plaintiffs’ tort claim as abandoned for the parties’ failure to take any step in its prosecution or defense in the trial court for five years.
On December 27, 1983 Danny Manuel and his wife, Wanda Manuel, individually and in behalf of their minor daughter, Da-ria Manuel, filed a tort suit against Peter Lacarbo and his alleged employer, Louisiana Power and Light Company. LP & L answered, denying that Peter Lacarbo was ever employed by the company. On March 14, 1984, counsel for the plaintiffs filed a motion to dismiss LP & L. On March 17,…
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