Gover v. Bridges
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
497 So.2d 1364 (1986)
Walter Lewis GOVER and Evelyn Gover Smith
v.
Dr. Ronze McIntyre BRIDGES and St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company.
No. 86-C-1006.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
November 24, 1986.
Gary Bower, Bowers & Bowers, Francis M. Gowen, Jr., for applicant.
Brian D. Smith, Lunn, Irion, et al., for respondent.
DIXON, Chief Justice.[*]
We granted writs in this case to determine whether the defendant acted in such a manner that the doctrine of "contra non valentem" would apply to prevent the accrual of the prescriptive period of R.S. 9:5628. An exception of prescription was sustained in the…
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