Legal Opinion
Dempster v. A.P. Green Industries, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 26, 2000No. 99-CA-2198PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
| .KLEES, Chief Judge.
Appellants were sued under the Louisiana Direct Action Statute, La.Rev.Stat. Ann. 22:655, in Orleans Parish. In response to this petition, appellants filed a declinatory exception of improper venue, which was overruled by the trial court. Appellants filed a timely appeal seeking review of the trial court’s decision as to the proper venue for this action. For the reasons stated more fully herein, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.
FACTS
On March 19, 1999, Melien J. Demster, Sr. filed this suit for damages alleging that he sustained injuries as a result of asbestos…
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