BRYANT v. TRAVELERS INSURANCE CO.

No. 53648.

288 So.2d 606 (1974)

Hayward BRYANT, Sr., et al. v. The TRAVELERS INSURANCE CO. et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 14, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis Dugas, Thibodaux, for plaintiffs-applicants.

A. Deutsche O'Neal, Sr., O'Neal & Ryan, Houma, for defendants-respondents.


CALOGERO, Justice.

The procedural issue before us in this case concerns whether plaintiffs abandoned their tort actions by failure to take any steps in the lawsuit's prosecution for a period of five years. La.C.C.Pr. Article 561.

The trial court ruled that the action was not abandoned, then rendered money judgments in favor of plaintiffs.

The Court of Appeal reversed and rendered judgment for defendants holding that the suit had been abandoned. Bryant...

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