Springer v. Nannie O'Neal Senior Apartments

AMY, Judge.

hThe plaintiff herein filed lawsuits in both state and federal court. After the federal suit was voluntarily dismissed with prejudice, the defendants filed an exception of res judicata in the state court action. After a hearing, the trial court granted the exception of res judicata and found that the plaintiffs premises liability claims were precluded. This appeal follows. For the following reasons, we affirm, as amended.

Factual and Procedural Background

The plaintiff, Lyndall Springer,1 filed a petition in the Thirty-Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Beauregard against…