TRANSWORLD DRILLING v. TEX. GEN. PETRO.

No. CA 7449.

517 So.2d 1262 (1987)

TRANSWORLD DRILLING COMPANY v. TEXAS GENERAL PETROLEUM COMPANY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

December 15, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Keys, Metairie, for appellee.

Marcel Garsaud, Jr., Guy E. Wall, Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Stuart & Duplantis, New Orleans, for appellants.

Before KLEES, CIACCIO and ARMSTRONG, JJ.


CIACCIO, Judge.

Petitioners appeal a judgment maintaining an exception of res judicata. Appellee reurges the exception in this court, and also urges an exception that, "The present partial appeal ... exhibits no cause or right of action." We overrule appellee's exceptions as urged in this court, reverse the judgment appealed, and remand the matter to the district court.

Although the issues raised by a plea of res judicata often address the merits of a claim...

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