Ironwood v. Baby Oil

Full title: IRONWOOD RESOURCES, LTD., et al. v. BABY OIL, INC., et al

Court: Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit

Date published: Feb 1, 2006

921 So. 2d 1194 (La. Ct. App. 2006)

Opinion

Nos. 05-910.

February 1, 2006.

Supervisory Writs and Appeal from the Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafayette, No. 2005-0160, Honorable Patrick L. Michot, District Judge.

Patrick S. Ottinger, Herman E. Garner, Jr., Ottinger, Hebert, L.L.C., Lafayette, Louisiana, for Plaintiffs/Applicants/Appellants, Gary B. Strong, M.D., Estate of Paul F. O'Brien, Jr., Ernest Obering O'Brien, T.E. Dawkins, Alden Obering O'Brien, Petroco, L.L.C., Grace Woolley Gowan, Paul Francis O'Brien, III, Starfish Energy, L.L.C., Priscilla Alden O'Brien Haass, Triax, Ltd., Franks Petroleum, Inc., Obieco, L.L.C., Estate of John P. Strong, Ironwood Resources, Ltd.

Raymond A. Beyt, Beyt Beyt, Lafayette, Louisiana, Joseph L. Waitz, Jr., Waitz Downer, Houma, Louisiana, for Defendants/Respondents/Appellees, Suard Barge Service, Inc., Baby Oil, Inc.

Court composed of MARC T. AMY, MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, and BILLY HOWARD EZELL, Judges.

SULLIVAN, Judge.

For the reasons discussed in the companion case in this consolidated matter, Ironwood Resources, Ltd. v. Baby Oil, Inc., CW 05-467 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2/1/06), 921 So.2d 1189, the writ is denied, and the trial court's judgment, granting Defendants' declinatory exception of improper venue and transferring this matter to Terrebonne Parish is affirmed. All costs are assessed to Plaintiffs.

WRIT DENIED; JUDGMENT AFFIRMED.