Legal Opinion
Batiste v. Antonio
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 21, 1998No. 97-CA-1090PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
|iWALTZER, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On 25 July 1994 Janelle Batiste and Lorina Batiste sued Rhene Antonio, Ozark Motor Lines, Inc. and Vanliner Insurance Company for damages allegedly sustained when a vehicle owned by Ozark and operated by Antonio struck a vehicle operated by Lorina Batiste in which Janelle Batiste was a guest passenger. Plaintiffs were represented by Evan E. Tolchinsky, and requested trial by jury. On 2 August, plaintiffs filed a request for service on Vanliner, and service was made on 8 August 1994. Vanliner filed its answer in September, 1994.
Plaintiffs pursued discovery…
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