Legal Opinion
Hyatt v. Petrolite Corp.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 19, 1996No. 95-CA-0767PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
| JONES, Judge.
Plaintiff, Kendall E. Hyatt, appeals the trial court’s judgment sustaining defendants’ Exception of Improper Venue and transferring plaintiffs suit to Lafayette Parish. We reverse the trial court’s judgment.
Petrolite Corporation, “Petrolite”, is a foreign corporation licensed to do business in this state. According to its 1993 and 1994 *433Annual Reports, Petrolite’s principal business establishment is in Lafayette Parish.
Plaintiff sued Petrolite under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. Section 688, and the general maritime law. Plaintiff brought suit in state court pursuant to the…
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- Resler v. Sub Sea International, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
- Seth E. Keener, Jr. v. General Motors Corporation, and Royal Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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