Legal Opinion
Bolton v. New England Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 11, 1989No. 88 CA 0282PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARTER, Judge.
This is an appeal from a trial court judgment dismissing a legal malpractice claim on a peremptory exception pleading the objection of prescription.
FACTS
On March 4, 1982, Luther C. Bolton, the major son of plaintiffs, Luther G. Bolton and Nancy P. Bolton, was killed in an offshore accident when an allegedly defective loading hook broke and dropped a load of pipe on him. On June 15, 1982, Maria Stephenson1 filed suit on behalf of plaintiffs in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana under Docket No. 82-2493, which was voluntarily dismissed on July 11,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Owens v. MartinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- Blanchard v. ReevesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
- Marchand v. MiazzaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- Olivier v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of PittsburghLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
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- Bolton v. New England Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1989