Firmin v. Penn Properties, Inc.

Full title: LOUISE BELL FIRMIN, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES, v. PENN PROPERTIES…

Court: Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit

Date published: May 25, 1983

432 So. 2d 1113 (La. Ct. App. 1983)

Opinion

No. 82-823A.

May 25, 1983.

APPEAL FROM 12TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF AVOYELLES, STATE OF LOUISIANA, HONORABLE JAMES N. LEE, J.

Paul S. West and Victor L. Roy, III, Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellants.

Peter John Lemoine, Bunkie, Rodney M. Rabalais, Marksville, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before GUIDRY, STOKER and LABORDE, JJ.

STOKER, Judge.

For the reasons contained in Marcus A. Bordelon, et al v. Penn Properties, Inc., et al, docket number 82-823, 432 So.2d 1111 (La.App. 3rd Cir. 1983), in which we render a separate opinion this date, the judgment in this case in favor of the plaintiffs is reversed and set aside. The case is remanded to the district court for a new trial and further proceedings in accordance with law and our views expressed in the case just referred to. Costs of this appeal are assessed equally against the two groups of plaintiffs in the consolidated cases. Assessment of the district court costs must await final determination.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.