Mercadel v. Doyle

MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge.

| plaintiff, Dorothy Anderson Mercadel, appeals the trial court judgment granting the Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Prosecution filed on behalf of defendants, Mary Tate Doyle and Edward Doyle.

On October 30, 2001, plaintiff filed a petition in Orleans Parish Civil District Court against the defendants. In her petition, plaintiff alleged that on October 30, 2000, she purchased from defendants property located at 7231 West Haven Road in New Orleans for a price of $300,000.00. Plaintiff further alleged that the property contains substantial defects that existed at the time…