Legal Opinion
Coates v. Fibreboard Corp.
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided April 2, 1984No. Civ. A. 81-454-BPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
POLOZOLA, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the defendants’ joint motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, or, alternatively, for summary judgment. No oral argument is required on this motion.
The defendants contend that plaintiff’s suit has prescribed under Article 3536 of the Louisiana Civil Code, 1 which provides for a prescriptive period of one year for actions arising in tort. The record reveals that plaintiff filed this suit on June 18, 1981. Defendants contend that the one year prescriptive period began to run against the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Corsey v. State, Through Dept. of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- South Central Bell Telephone Co. v. Texaco, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- Jones v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- Chaney v. State Through Dept. of HealthSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- Yarbrough v. Louisiana Cement Co., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Childs v. HausseckerTexas Supreme Court · 1998
- Orgeron v. Mine Safety Appliances Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1985
- Clofer v. Celotex Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
- Frichter v. National Life & Accident InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1985
- Childs v. HausseckerTexas Supreme Court · 1998