VITAL v. STATE

No. C 9053.

522 So.2d 151 (1988)

Eula Mae VITAL, et al. v. The STATE of Louisiana, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 13, 1988.

Writ Denied June 2, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Thompson, Marsha B. Higbee, New Orleans, for appellants.

Robert S. Leake, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, for appellees.

Before KLEES, CIACCIO and ARMSTRONG, JJ.


CIACCIO, Judge.

We granted certiorari to review the district court's judgment sustaining an exception of improper venue and transferring the case to Lafayette Parish. We now reverse that judgment and overrule the exception.

An action against joint or solidary obligors may be brought in any parish of proper venue, under Article 42, as to any obligor who is made a defendant. La.C.C.P. Art. 73. The general rules of venue provided in Article 42 are subject to...

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