Rhodes v. Gulfco Finance Co. of Lake Charles

DOMENGEAUX, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rhodes, filed suit against Gulfco Finance Company of Lake Charles for the return of excess funds received in an executory proceeding and for damages for the tortious conversion of those funds. In a related action, plaintiffs filed suit against the sheriff of Calcasieu Parish who conducted the execu-tory proceeding. The suits were consolidated, and during the trial, the trial judge dismissed both defendants pursuant to an exception of no right of action which he noticed on his own motion. Plaintiffs appealed the dismissal of Gulfco, and…