BRADFORD v. J. RAY McDERMOTT & CO., INC.

No. 11268.

347 So.2d 1218 (1977)

Myrtis R. Gilley BRADFORD, natural tutrix of Donald R. Gilley v. J. RAY McDERMOTT & CO., INC., and the Travelers Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 11, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Boies, Rayville, for plaintiff.

John G. Torian, II, Davidson, Meaux, Onebane & Donohoe, Lafayette, for defendants.

Before LANDRY, EDWARDS and COLE, JJ.


COLE, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the trial court which dismissed, with prejudice, the suit for damages filed on behalf of the plaintiff-appellant, Donald R. Gilley, because of the failure of plaintiff to appear personally or through counsel on the day set for trial. The plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

The trial judge's dismissal of plaintiff's suit with prejudice was an exercise of the discretion granted by LSA-C.C.P. art. 1672, which provides...

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