COFFEY v. COFFEY

No. 20973-CA.

554 So.2d 202 (1989)

James A. COFFEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Fleta Faye COFFEY, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

December 6, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Booth, Lockard, Politz, LeSage & D'Anna by John R. D'Anna, Shreveport, for plaintiff-appellant, James A. Coffey.

Bailey, Fayard & Dawson by M.F. "Rick" Fayard, Shreveport, for defendant-appellee, Fleta Faye Coffey.

Lunn, Irion, Johnson, Salley & Carlisle by Brian D. Smith, Shreveport, for third party defendant-appellee, New England Reinsurance.

Before MARVIN, SEXTON and HIGHTOWER, JJ.


SEXTON, Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant, James A. Coffey, is appealing the trial court judgment denying him the right to recover eleven years' worth of alimony payments made to his former wife under the theory of payment of a thing not due. For the reasons hereinafter stated, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

Plaintiff, James A. Coffey, and defendant, Fleta Faye Coffey, were married in 1947. After being physically separated for several months due to Mr. Coffey...

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