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Hargis v. Jefferson Parish

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Mar 17, 2000
755 So. 2d 891 (La. 2000)

Summary

reversing in a per curiam finding of abandonment based on correspondence to clerk requesting service, including payment of service fee, despite correspondence never being filed in record

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Opinion

No. 2000-C-0072.

March 17, 2000

IN RE: Hargis, William Et Al; — Plaintiff; Applying for Writ of Certiorari and/or Review, Parish of Orleans, Civil District Court Div. G, Nos. 93-15687; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 99 CA 0971.


Granted. Judgments of the courts below dismissing plaintiffs' suit on ground of abandonment are reversed. Case remanded to the district court for further proceedings.

WFM

PFC

HTL

CDK

BJJ

JTK

VICTORY, J., not on panel.

TRAYLOR, J., would deny the writ.


Summaries of

Hargis v. Jefferson Parish

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Mar 17, 2000
755 So. 2d 891 (La. 2000)

reversing in a per curiam finding of abandonment based on correspondence to clerk requesting service, including payment of service fee, despite correspondence never being filed in record

Summary of this case from Clark v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins.

reversing a finding of abandonment based on a letter to the clerk of court requesting service on defendants, which was not filed in the record

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overruling Hargis v. Jefferson Parish, 99-971 (La.App 4 Cir. 12/8/91), 748 So.2d 606

Summary of this case from Lyons v. Dohman
Case details for

Hargis v. Jefferson Parish

Case Details

Full title:WILLIAM HARGIS AND TIMOTHY HARGIS BY AND THROUGH THEIR NEXT OF KIN MS…

Court:Supreme Court of Louisiana

Date published: Mar 17, 2000

Citations

755 So. 2d 891 (La. 2000)

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