Tripani v. Meraux

JANVIER, Judge.

This is a suit for monetary redress for damages caused by the bite of a dog. The defendant, Dr. L. A. Meraux, resides in the parish of St. Bernard. The petition alleges that the dog had roamed or wandered into the parish of Orleans and that there, while the owner was not present, it had bitten the plaintiff, Mike Tripani.

By a plea to the jurisdiction ratione person®, Dr. Meraux challenged the right of the courts of the parish of Orleans to hear the matter, calling .attention to article 162 of the Code of Practice, which, in part, reads as follows: “It is a general rule in civil…