MOTORS INS. CORP. v. HOLLAND

No. 7064.

374 So.2d 731 (1979)

MOTORS INSURANCE CORPORATION, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Bertha HOLLAND et al., Defendants and Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

August 23, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold L. Savoie, Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellant.

Larry A. Roach, Lake Charles, for defendants-appellees.

Before CULPEPPER, WATSON and FORET, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This appeal concerns an ex parte judgment dismissing plaintiff's suit as against the defendant, Nolan Abshire, on the grounds of abandonment for lack of prosecution for five years, as provided in LSA-C.C.P. Article 561.

On June 17, 1971, plaintiff instituted this action for the collection of a promissory note in the principal sum of $841, executed on August 13, 1969 by the defendants, Bertha Holland and Nolan Abshire. At that time, service...

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