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Deris v. Lee

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Feb 19, 1993
613 So. 2d 962 (La. 1993)

Opinion

No. 93-C-0128.

February 19, 1993.

In re Deris, Jeffrey J.; — Plaintiff(s); applying for writ of certiorari and/or review; to the Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, No. 90-CA-0731; Parish of Jefferson, 24th Judicial District Court, Div. "G", No. 358-434.


Granted. The minute entries from plaintiff's timely filed suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana show that although plaintiff filed a motion to remand on January 27, 1988, and the action was partially dismissed on that date, plaintiff's federal action was not fully dismissed until March 30, 1988. Prescription was interrupted while the federal action was pending, the action was timely. LSA-C.C. Art. 3463. See Martin v. Franklin State Bank Trust, 595 So.2d 371 (La.App. 2d Cir. 1992) and Levy v. Stelly, 277 So.2d 194 (La.App. 4th Cir. 1973). Therefore, the trial court's judgment granting defendants' exception of prescription, as affirmed by the court of appeal, is reversed, the exception is overruled, and the case is remanded to the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court for further proceedings.

WATSON, J., not on panel.


Summaries of

Deris v. Lee

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Feb 19, 1993
613 So. 2d 962 (La. 1993)
Case details for

Deris v. Lee

Case Details

Full title:JEFFREY J. DERIS v. HARRY LEE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SHERIFF OF THE PARISH…

Court:Supreme Court of Louisiana

Date published: Feb 19, 1993

Citations

613 So. 2d 962 (La. 1993)

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