Abadie v. Oubre

CURRAULT, Judge.

This appeal arises from a judgment recalling a writ of mandamus filed by plaintiff, Peter J. Abadie, for the purpose of cancelling a notice of lis pendens filed in the mortgage and conveyance records of St. Charles Parish by defendant, Michael M. Timmerman.

The trial judge succinctly stated the facts as follows:

“This controversy began when Peter J. Abadie, Jr., the plaintiff in the mandamus action before this court, filed suit in Orleans Civil District Court seeking the dissolution of a joint venture and the return of money allegedly advanced by the joint venture to defendant…