Hymel v. Eagle, Inc.

JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Chief Judge.

IxThe plaintiff-appellant, Ralph Hymel, appeals a judgment of July 21, 2008, granting the exception of res judicata of the defendants-appellees, J.D. Roberts and Commercial Union Insurance Company, and dismissing plaintiffs claims with prejudice. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

The trial court judgment recognized and enforced the “Release, Discharge and Indemnity Agreement” executed by the plaintiff on January 5, 1998 in the matter entitled In Re Asbestos Plaintiffs, Flight 6, No. 93-17362 of the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. It is…