Henry v. United Southern Assurance Co.

| THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff, Norma Henry, appeals the judgment of the trial court which dismissed her lawsuit on the basis of abandonment. The trial court concluded that no steps had been taken for a period greater than three years after the submission of evidence during ,a hearing to confirm a preliminary default. Initially, the trial court allowed the record to remain open -for the submission of further proof. We affirm pursuant to La.Code Civ.P. art. 561.

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We shall consider whether the three-year time limitation on abandonment in La.Code Civ.P. art. 561 applies solely to…