PUBLISHED  OPINIONS

December 2002

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1999CA2420

IVAN L. HAND, JR.

VS

GWENDOLYN ROBINSON HAND

1999CA2420

(rehearing)

IVAN L. HAND, JR.

VS

GWENDOLYN ROBINSON HAND

2000CA0465

J. JUDE QUEBEDEAUX AND WENDY QUEBEDEAUX

VS

THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, JOHN DANDRIDGE, RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY AND DORINCO REINSURANCE COMPANY

2001CA0205

 

 

2001CA0206

EL CHICO RESTAURANTS OF LOUISIANA, INC.

VS

LOUISIANA GAMING CONTROL BOARD  

CONSOLIDATED WITH

EL CHICO RESTAURANTS OF LOUISIANA, INC.

VS

LOUISIANA GAMING CONTROL BOARD

2001CA0205

(rehearing)

EL CHICO RESTAURANTS OF LOUISIANA, INC.

VS

LOUISIANA GAMING CONTROL BOARD  

2001CA0506

IMPERIAL TRADING CO., INC.

VS

MICHAEL J. UTER, JACK G. MENZIE, TOBACCO MART AND D/B/A TOBACCO MART, TOBACCO MART OF VICKSBURG, TOBACCO MART OF BOOKHAVEN, TOBACCO MART OF VIDALIA, TOBACCO MART OF GREENVILLE, TOBACCO MART OF MCCOMB, TOBACCO MART OF BATTLEFIELD, ET AL.

2001CA1014

RUSSELL BOLEWARE

VS

CITY OF BOGALUSA

2001CA1014

(rehearing)

RUSSELL BOLEWARE

VS

CITY OF BOGALUSA  

 

2001CA1085

OLIVER BETHLEY

VS

KELLER CONCRETE, MAPP CONSTRUCTION AND ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

2001CA1187 SALVADOR R. DUZON, CAROLYN R. DUZON, ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY OF ACQUETS AND GAINS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE MINOR CHILDREN, SALVADOR DUZON, JR. AND JOHN R. DUZON, AND TOMAS PARAL, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ANDY S. PARAL

VS

THOMAS L. STALLWORTH, QUEEN BEE TRANSPORT, INC., VENTURE TRANSPORTS, INC., RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY, CAL-DIVE INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY

2001CA1187

(rehearing)

SALVADOR R. DUZON, CAROLYN R. DUZON, ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY OF ACQUETS AND GAINS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE MINOR CHILDREN, SALVADOR DUZON, JR. AND JOHN R. DUZON, AND TOMAS PARAL, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ANDY S. PARAL

VS

THOMAS L. STALLWORTH, QUEEN BEE TRANSPORT, INC., VENTURE TRANSPORTS, INC., RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY, CAL-DIVE INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY

2001CA2059

THE SULTANA CORPORATION D/B/A HANNON JEWELERS

VS

JEWELERS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

2001CA2070

MARIE ELAINE D'AMICO RANSOME

VS

AL JEROME RANSOME

2001CA2070

(rehearing)

MARIE ELAINE D'AMICO RANSOME

VS

AL JEROME RANSOME  

2001CA2107

CATHERINE MCGOWAN HUGHES WIFE OF/AND FRANK A. HUGHES

VS

JUDY BRANTLEY GOODREAU WIFE OF/AND DARRELL L. GOODREAU

2001CA2164

JODY AND LORA BORDELON, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR SON BRANDON

VS

MEDICAL CENTER OF BATON ROUGE AND ANDREW T. ZARUSKI, M.D.

2001CA2229

SHIRLEY AUTIN EUSEA

VS

ROGER J. BLANCHARD, JR., M.D., ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, MICHAEL J. MARCELLO, M.D., JOHN HEIDENREICH, M.D., OCHSNER FAMILY CLINIC OF MATTHEWS AND BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER

2001CA2334

JOSEPH PAUL WILLARD

VS

R & B FALCON DRILLING USA, INC.

2001CA2457

DONALD DULIN

VS

LEVIS MITSUBISHI, INC.

2001CA2494

STEPHEN RAY BURDETTE

VS

RON DRUSHELL

2001CA2494

(rehearing)

STEPHEN RAY BURDETTE

VS

RON DRUSHELL  

2001CW2524

CAPITOL HOUSE PRESERVATION COMPANY, L.L.C.

VS

PERRYMAN CONSULTANTS INCORPORATED; MR. M. RAY PERRYMAN; XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY; AND TUV INSURANCE COMPANY

2001CA2525

TWANDA BROWN

VS

KWOK WONG (MANDARIN SEAFOOD RESTAURANT) AND LOUISIANA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION SELF INSURER'S FUND

2001CW2528

SHEILA B. PITTMAN

VS

CHRIS ALBERT PITTMAN

2001CA2684

JOHN W. PERTUIS, JR.

VS

ARCHITECTURAL FABRICATIONS, INC.

2001CA2705

KATHLEEN DREISEL

VS

METROPOLITAN PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

2001CA2750

RICKY JAMES PELLEGRIN AND MERRILL CUNNINGHAM PELLEGRIN

VS

CITY OF THIBODAUX, NOLAN P. ROGER, ETHEL LEGENDRE ROGER, OAK TERRACE MOTEL, INC., AND GSA ASSOCIATES, INC.

2001CA2758

PHYLLIS WRIGHT

VS

WENDY'S (#2501) INTERNATIONAL, INC.

2001CA2819

SANDI'S II

VS

ASSUMPTION PARISH POLICE JURY

2001CA2852

ST. MARY ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES, INC.

VS

HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 2 OF THE PARISH OF ST. MARY, STATE OF LOUISIANA D/B/A LAKEWOOD MEDICAL CENTER

2001CA2883

STONEGATE HOMEOWNERS CIVIC ASSOCIATION, DAVID BLOUIN, JAMES CHETTA, CONNIE S. CHETTA, HAROLD LEONE, MARTHA B. MILLER, MARY A. O'KEEFE, BARBARA RICHERT AND FRED TOWNSEND

VS

CITY OF BATON ROUGE/PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE/PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, CITY PARISH PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, WOODDALE PLAZA CORPORATION, D. M. "MIKE" FERRELL, ET AL.

2001CA2883

(rehearing)

STONEGATE HOMEOWNERS CIVIC ASSOCIATION, DAVID BLOUIN, JAMES CHETTA, CONNIE S. CHETTA, HAROLD LEONE, MARTHA B. MILLER, MARY A. O'KEEFE, BARBARA RICHERT AND FRED TOWNSEND

VS

CITY OF BATON ROUGE/PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE/PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, CITY PARISH PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, WOODDALE PLAZA CORPORATION, D. M. "MIKE" FERRELL, ET AL.  

 

2002CA0022

DUSTIN PEPPER

VS

THOMAS SETH TRIPLET AND ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

2002CA0022

(rehearing)

DUSTIN PEPPER

VS

THOMAS SETH TRIPLET AND ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY  

2002CA0024

WELMON COMEAUX

VS

STAR ENTERPRISES/MOTIVA ENTERPRISES

2002CA0025

STEVEN GODEAUX

VS

LEWIS CHAPMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, GUY HOPKINS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. AND AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY

2002CA0027

CARRIE WHITEHEAD AND STATE FARM AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY

VS

AMERICAN COACHWORKS, INC,

2002CA0027

(rehearing 1)

CARRIE WHITEHEAD AND STATE FARM AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY

VS

AMERICAN COACHWORKS, INC,  

 

2002CA0027

(rehearing 2)

CARRIE WHITEHEAD AND STATE FARM AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY

VS

AMERICAN COACHWORKS, INC,  

 

2002CA0028

JODY C. DEAN

VS

SOUTHMARK CONSTRUCTION AND LOUISIANA WORKERS' COMPENSATION CORPORATION

2002CA0028

(rehearing)

JODY C. DEAN

VS

SOUTHMARK CONSTRUCTION AND LOUISIANA WORKERS' COMPENSATION CORPORATION  

2002CA0045

 

 

2002CA0046

WINNIFRED LAIRD

VS

ST. TAMMANY PARISH SAFE HARBOR  

CONSOLIDATED WITH

WINNIFRED LAIRD

VS

ST. TAMMANY PARISH SAFE HARBOR

2002CA0076

 

 

2002CA0077

PRECIOUS JONES, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF MELVIN JONES, III AND MELVIN JONES AND TONYA BICKHAM ON BEHALF OF JONATHAN LEWIS (ESTATE OF MELVIN JONES)

VS

NORTHLAKE DISPOSAL SERVICES  

CONSOLIDATED WITH

TONYA BICKHAM ON BEHALF OF JONATHAN LEWIS (ESTATE OF MELVIN JONES), ET AL 

VS

NORTHLAKE DISPOSAL SERVICES

2002CA0082

CARL J. FONTENOT ON BEHALF OF HIS MINOR CHILD, MICHAEL C. FONTENOT

VS

CATHERINE A. CHOPPIN, TRUSTEE, AND THE MICHAEL C. FONTENOT TRUST

2002CA0086

ERIC LAPEYROUSE, SR./MV MISS GEORGIANA

VS

JOE WILLIAMS BARBAREE/MV RISKY BUSINESS

2002CA0103

SHEILA MORALES SMITH

VS

PHILLIP MORRIS, U.S.A. AND HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY

2002CA0126

LYNN MALLORY

VS

PINEAPPLE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.

2002CA0139

BRENDA PIERCE, INDIVIDUALLY AND APPEARING IN HER CAPACITY AS THE PROVISIONAL TUTRIX OF THE MINOR SON, RUSSELL H. HAYDEN; DAVID VERBERNE, SR., INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HIS MINOR SON, ROBERT M. VERBERNE, ET AL.

VS

TANGIPAHOA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ORA FINN, HARRY HOSE, SR. AND MARY ANN HOSE, PARENTS OF HARRY HOSE; VICK CUTI AND DELORES CALLIHAN, GUARDIAN AND MOTHER, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE MINOR CHILD, KALLY CALLIHAN, JOHN HART, ET AL.

2002CA0153

BARBARA DUPRE & FERRELL DUPRE

VS

JOHN FLOYD, M.D. VICTOR TEDESCO, M.D., CHARLES LEDOUX, M.D. AND TERREBONNE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER

2002CA0166

CITY OF BATON ROUGE/PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE

VS

EVEST ANTONIO BROUSSARD, EVEST ANTONIO BROUSSARD, II AND FRANCES BROUSSARD HOLLIDAY

2002CA0166

(rehearing)

CITY OF BATON ROUGE/PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE

VS

EVEST ANTONIO BROUSSARD, EVEST ANTONIO BROUSSARD, II AND FRANCES BROUSSARD HOLLIDAY  

2002CA0169

SHARON DESOTO

VS

NIDAL BALBEISI, USAGENCIES CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY AND STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY

2002CA0169

(rehearing)

SHARON DESOTO

VS

NIDAL BALBEISI, USAGENCIES CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY AND STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY  

2002CA0195

 

 

2002CA0196

J. CARMEN SUAREZ

VS

ANDERSON INDUSTRIAL SCAFFOLDING  

CONSOLIDATED WITH

J. CARMEN SUAREZ 

VS

 ANDERSON INDUSTRIAL SCAFFOLDING

2002CA0197

RICHARD SEAL AND DREE SEAL

VS

RICHARD DUNHAM AND ANNETTE DUNHAM

2002CA0205

ANN MURPHY

VS

DENISE VINET AND HER INSURER, GILSBAR, INC.

2002CA0205

(rehearing)

ANN MURPHY

VS

DENISE VINET AND HER INSURER, GILSBAR, INC.  

2002CA0208

TAMMY M. CAYE

VS

SLIDELL TRAVEL CENTER

2002CA0209

CHERYL ALLEN COLLINS

VS

PHIL D. RANDALL, EMPIRE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY AND ENTERPRISE LEASING COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS

2002CA0222

SUSAN MCKNEELY FOWLER

VS

CLAUDE ED FOWLER

2002CA0222

(rehearing)

SUSAN MCKNEELY FOWLER

VS

CLAUDE ED FOWLER  

2002CA0243

 

 

2002CA0244

LANCE A. TARANTO

VS

STRANCO  

CONSOLIDATED WITH

LANCE A. TARANTO

VS

STRANCO, INC.

2002CA0254

RODNEY REVERE

VS

RODNEY STRAIN, SHERIFF ST.TAMMANY PARISH AND INDIVIDUALLY

2002CA0292

LISA FRIEDLEY

VS

ALEXANDER ELECTRICAL, INC. AND CNA INSURANCE COMPANIES

2002CA0294

ERNEST GRIFFIN AND LUCY GRIFFIN

VS

WICKES LUMBER COMPANY AND/OR WICKES INC. (DELAWARE) AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, ERNEST GROSS AND WESTAFF, INC. (F/K/A WESTERN TEMPORARY SERVICES)

2002CA0294

(rehearing)

ERNEST GRIFFIN AND LUCY GRIFFIN

VS

WICKES LUMBER COMPANY AND/OR WICKES INC. (DELAWARE) AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, ERNEST GROSS AND WESTAFF, INC. (F/K/A WESTERN TEMPORARY SERVICES)  

2002CA0310

DEBRA CRITSER

VS

DILLARD'S DEPARTMENT STORE, INC.

2002CA0358

TOMMY MORRISON

VS

THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE (BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT) AND PAT ENGLADE, CHIEF OF POLICE

2002CA0603

CARL D. WRIGHT

VS

JANET WAGUESPACK

2002CA0771

JOSEPH A. WHITE, III, JOHN L. MONSON AND ANTHONY J. CASHIOLA, SR.

VS

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, BROCKHOEFT'S CHEVROLET, INC. AND HANKS PONTIAC-GMC BUICK, INC.

2002CA0771

(rehearing)

JOSEPH A. WHITE, III, JOHN L. MONSON AND ANTHONY J. CASHIOLA, SR.

VS

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, BROCKHOEFT'S CHEVROLET, INC. AND HANKS PONTIAC-GMC BUICK, INC.  

2002CA0830

SHIRLEY AVANTS AND JIM W. MILEY

VS

JOHN NEELY KENNEDY, SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND TAXATION, STATE OF LOUISIANA AND ELMER LITCHFIELD, SHERIFF OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH

2002KA0993

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VS

DAVID M. KIRSCH

2002KJ1867

STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF L.A.H.