SKYE v. WHITE

No. 7928.

391 So.2d 553 (1980)

Wanda McGowen SKYE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William D. WHITE et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 12, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Provosty, Sadler & deLaunay, Frederick Alexius and Ronald J. Fiorenza, Alexandria, for defendants-appellants.

William E. Skye, Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FORET, DOUCET and LABORDE, JJ.


LABORDE, Judge.

Defendants, United Van Lines and William D. White d/b/a Bud White Moving and Storage, appeal a default judgment holding them liable for damages to furniture owned by plaintiff, Wanda McGowen Skye. We reverse. We hold that the trial court erred in confirming a default judgment without plaintiff's proof of every essential element of her cause of action.

MOTION TO DISMISS THE APPEAL

We first consider appellee Skye's motion to dismiss...

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