Jackson v. Estate of Jones

_JjIn this case, the trial court sustained an exception of prescription against a plaintiff who intervened more than two years after the occurrence of the fatal automobile accident from which this litigation arose. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

FACTS

On May 14, 2001, Geneva Jackson and Ellen P. Jones were killed in an automobile accident; Jackson was Jones’ guest passenger. Jackson’s heirs filed a petition on October 26, 2001, naming as defendants the Estate of Ellen P. Jones and her insurer, Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Company. Additional defendants…