ALLEN v. BRANDT

No. 15668-CA.

438 So.2d 712 (1983)

Otis L. ALLEN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Henrietta Christina BRANDT, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

September 20, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. William Gerhardt, Shreveport, for defendant-appellant.

James B. Wells & Associates (A Professional Law Corporation) by James B. Wells, Bossier City, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before PRICE, FRED W. JONES, Jr., and NORRIS, JJ.


FRED W. JONES, Jr., Judge.

The central issue posed by this appeal is whether the plaintiff, in obtaining a default judgment awarding property damages resulting from an automobile accident, established a prima facie case by competent evidence. Answering in the negative for the reasons hereinafter explained, we set aside the judgment and remand for a new trial.

On February 9, 1983 plaintiff sued defendant in the Bossier City Court for property damage to his...

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