Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Hicks
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 13, 2014No. 49,199-CAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Chief Judge.
| plaintiffs, Shelia and Cleve Jackson, filed this personal injury action on behalf of their minor son, Derrick, who was injured at tumbling practice due to a defective gym floor. Both the petition and amended petition were filed beyond the one-year prescriptive period. Plaintiffs claim that prescription was interrupted by acknowledgment. The trial court found that there was no acknowledgment and granted the exceptions of prescription dismissing the case as to all defendants. Plaintiffs have appealed. We affirm.
Facts
On March 5, 2008, Derrick Jackson was at tumbling practice…
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