Legal Opinion

Gunasekara v. City of New Orleans

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided March 28, 2018No. 2017–CA–0914PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Tomlinson v. Landmark Am. Ins. Co. , 2015-0276 (La.App. 4 Cir. 3/23/16), 192 So.3d 153, 156. Nonetheless, this Court may invoke our supervisory jurisdiction and convert the appeal to a writ. Accordingly, we do so in this case, grant the writ, and now consider its merits.

STANDARD OF REVIEW

The standard of review of rulings on exceptions is well-settled, as described by this Court in Louisiana Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp. v. LAA Shoring, LLC , 2016-1136 (La.App. 4 Cir. 6/14/17), 223 So.3d 17, 23 :

"The determination of whether a plaintiff has a right of action is a question of law." Mendonca v.…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. City of Hammond v. Parish of TangipahoaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2008
  2. N. Clark, L.L.C. v. ChisesiLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
  3. Construction Diva, L.L.C. v. New Orleans Aviation BoardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
  4. Tomlinson v. Landmark American Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
  5. Newman Marchive Partnership, Inc. v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2008

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Flag Boy Properties, LLC v. Elvetta M. Dickerson, the Unopened Succession of Stella Mitchell O'gwinn, and the Unopened Succession of Allen A. O'GwinnLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2020
  2. Gunasekara v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2019
  3. Gunasekara v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2019
  4. Rain Cii Carbon, L. L.C. v. Recon Eng'g, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2019
  5. Rain Cii Carbon, L. L.C. v. Recon Eng'g, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2019

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