Legal Opinion
Bryant v. Travelers Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 14, 1974No. 53648PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
288 So.2d 606 (1974)
Hayward BRYANT, Sr., et al.
v.
The TRAVELERS INSURANCE CO. et al.
No. 53648.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
January 14, 1974.
Francis Dugas, Thibodaux, for plaintiffs-applicants.
A. Deutsche O'Neal, Sr., O'Neal & Ryan, Houma, for defendants-respondents.
CALOGERO, Justice.
The procedural issue before us in this case concerns whether plaintiffs abandoned their tort actions by failure to take any steps in the lawsuit's prosecution for a period of five years. La.C.C.Pr. Article 561.
The trial court ruled that the action was not abandoned, then rendered money judgments in favor of…
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Felt v. PriceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- Sanders v. LukeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
- Barton v. BurbankSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
- Successions of ScardinoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Sciortino v. SciortinoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Grusich v. GrusichLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
- Slaughter v. ARCO Chemical CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2006
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