Legal Opinion

Steckler v. Lafayette Consolidated Government

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided November 2, 2011No. 11-427PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GENOVESE, Judge.

| plaintiffs, Shaun Steckler and Marianne Steckler, individually and on behalf of the minor children, Brayden Steckler and Tristan Steckler (the Stecklers), appeal the trial court’s grant of an exception of res judicata filed on behalf of Defendant, Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG). For the following reasons, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The, Stecklers purchased a home in Lafayette, Louisiana, in 2002. In April of 2008, the Stecklers learned that a sewer line, owned by LCG, located under their home, had been compromised. They were *164fir…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Holmes v. HendricksLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1926
  2. Ortego v. STATE, DOTDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
  3. Welch v. Crown Zellerbach Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  4. Mitchell v. BertollaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  5. Avenue Plaza, LLC v. FalgoustSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996

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