ROBERTSON v. SIGHTLER

No. 12542.

304 So.2d 875 (1974)

Walter C. ROBERTSON et ux., Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Susie M. SIGHTLER et al., Defendants-Relators.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

December 10, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pugh & Nelson, by Sydney B. Nelson, Shreveport, for plaintiffs-respondents.

Mayer, Smith & Roberts, by Paul R. Mayer, Shreveport, for defendants-relators.

Before PRICE, HALL and DENNIS, JJ.


DENNIS, Judge.

Defendants moved the trial court to dismiss plaintiffs' tort suit as having been abandoned by a failure of the plaintiffs or defendants to take any steps in its prosecution for five years. LSA-C.C.P. Art. 561. The District Court denied the motion, and defendants have requested this court to exercise its supervisory jurisdiction.

Plaintiffs' petition was filed on July 8, 1969, seeking to recover damages from the defendants for the death of their...

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