Legal Opinion
Seelig v. Kit World Super Store, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 21, 1998No. 97-CA-1592PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
liLOBRANO, Judge.
It is a well recognized legal principle that a default judgment cannot be rendered if the defendant has filed an answer. The issue in this case is whether the document filed in response to plaintiffs petition is an answer by the defendant against whom the judgment was rendered.
Plaintiff sued Kit World, Inc. and three individuals, in First City Court, for damages sustained as a result of a series of events involving her car and which are not germane to the issue before us. Service was requested on Kit World through its registered agent, Tony Barton, at 2626 St. Phillip Street…
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