JOHNSON v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INS. CO.

No. 3260.

241 So.2d 799 (1970)

Almon JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO., et al., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 9, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy B. Tuck, Jr., Leesville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Hall & Coltharp by L. H. Coltharp, Jr., DeRidder, for defendant-appellee.

Before FRUGÉ, SAVOY and MILLER, JJ.


MILLER, Judge.

Plaintiff seeks damages resulting from an automobile accident which occurred February 21, 1969. The trial court sustained defendants' exception of prescription holding that the suit was not filed in the office of the Clerk of Court until February 25, 1970, and the claim prescribed February 24, 1970. We affirm.

February 21st and 22nd, 1970 were non-judicial days—Saturday and Sunday. The Clerk of Court's office was closed Monday, February...

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