Legal Opinion
Forman v. Belew
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 20, 1988No. 87 CA 1477PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATKINS, Judge.
The sole issue before the court is whether the trial court erred in annulling a previously granted default judgment based on ill practices.
FACTS
Plaintiffs, William H. Forman, Jr., Erma-leen L. Forman, Lelia F. Badeaux, Mary Lelia B. McCormich and Edward R. Ba-deaux, Jr. originally filed suit against Joe Belew, Gilbert Belew, and American Title Company (American) alleging breach of a contract to sell. American was eventually dismissed from the suit and Irma Belew, Gilbert’s wife, was added as a party defendant. The plaintiff, William H. Forman, a lawyer, represented himself and…
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