Legal Opinion
Hidalgo v. Catfish Queen Partnership in Commendam
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 4, 2007No. 2006 CA 1531PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHughes, J.
| ¡¿Plaintiffs appeal a district court judgment dismissing their claims against the defendant based on a finding that the plaintiffs’ suit had been abandoned. For the following reasons, we reverse.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On July 31, 1997, plaintiffs, Linda and Ivy Hidalgo, filed a personal injury suit against defendant, Catfish Queen Partnership in Commendam d/b/a Belle of Baton Rouge Casino (Catfish Queen). On January 26, 2005 Catfish Queen filed a motion to dismiss the Hidalgos’ suit on the basis of abandonment. Therein, it alleged that the last step taken in the prosecution or…
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