Legal Opinion

Dugas v. Thompson

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided June 29, 2011No. 2011-CA-0178PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge.

hThe sole issue in this case is prescription. From a judgment sustaining the peremptory exception of prescription filed by the defendants, Hamp’s Construction, L.L.C., formerly known as Hamp’s Enterprise, Inc. (“Hamp’s”), and Charlie Hampton, the plaintiff, Michael Dugas, appeals. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 2001, Mr. Dugas purchased property located at 1201 Governor Nicholls Street in New Orleans, which had situated on it an unoccupied, old house (the “Property”). During Hurricane Katrina, which struck the New Orleans area in August 2005, the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Stobart v. State Through DOTDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  2. Lima v. SchmidtSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
  3. Bailey v. KhourySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2005
  4. Baker v. MacLay Properties Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
  5. Dumas v. STATE EX REL. DEPT. OF CULT., REC.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2002

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3Cited by24 opinions

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  3. Ames v. OhleLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
  4. Miralda v. GonzalezLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
  5. St. Pierre v. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2012

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