Normand v. Ford Motor Co.

JiDOUCET, Chief Judge.

Defendant, Ford Motor Company, Inc. (Ford), appeals a judgment of the tidal court overruling its exception of improper venue. We reverse.

For all practical purposes, this case is on all fours with plaintiffs, Elmer Nick’s situation in a case decided by this court in its last term: Rachal v. Ford Motor Co., Inc., 96-160 (La.App. 3 Cir. 6/5/96); 676 So.2d 671. In Rachal, Mr. Nick purchased a Ford pickup truck in LaSalle Parish, yet sought to bring a suit in redhibition and/or warranty in Rapides Parish in the Ninth Judicial District. In both cases, Ford, a foreign…