SPRUIELL v. LUDWIG

Nos. 90-CA-192 to 90-CA-196.

568 So.2d 133 (1990)

Joyce Ludwig, Wife of Vance SPRUIELL, Catherine M. Ellis, Sidney Ellis Reavey, and John M. Ellis, Jr. v. Clare Leary, Wife of/and Edward B. LUDWIG, Jr., Edward B. Ludwig, III, Lureco Realty Co., Inc., Drawde-Allen, Inc., and Container Realty & Construction, Inc. Joyce Ludwig, Wife of Vance SPRUIELL, Catherine M. Ellis, Sidney Ellis Reavey, and John M. Ellis, Jr. v. E.B. LUDWIG, INC., E.B. Ludwig, Jr., and Clare Leary Ludwig. Joyce Ludwig, Wife of Vance SPRUIELL, Catherine M. Ellis, Sidney Ellis Reavey and John M. Ellis, Jr. v. Edward B. LUDWIG, III, Drawde-Allen, Inc. and Container Realty & Construction, Inc. Joyce Ludwig, Wife of Vance SPRUIELL, Catherine M. Ellis, Sidney Ellis Reavey, and John M. Ellis, Jr. v. TRIPEN, INC., E.B. Ludwig, Inc., Container Realty & Construction, Inc., Lureco Realty, Inc., Clare Ludwig, Wife of/and Edward B. Ludwig, Jr., Nella Scheyer, Widow of Edward B. Ludwig and Edward B. Ludwig, III. Nella S. LUDWIG v. Joyce Ludwig SPRUIELL, Catherine M. Ellis, Sidney Ellis Reavey, and John M. Ellis, Jr.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Writ Denied January 18, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mack E. Barham, Robert E. Arceneaux, Gail N. Wise, Barham & Associates, New Orleans, for plaintiffs/appellants.

Nathan Greenberg, David Pick, Greenberg & Dallam, Gretna, for plaintiffs/appellants.

Donald A. Hammett, John V. Baus, Jr., Blue, Williams & Buckley, Metairie, for defendants/ appellees.

Bernhardt C. Heebe, New Orleans, for defendants/ appellees.

Before GRISBAUM and GOTHARD, JJ., and KOLLIN, J. Pro Tem.


GOTHARD, Judge.

This appeal concerns four shareholder derivative actions and a reconventional demand for revocation of inter vivos donations which were consolidated for trial. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

The roots of these cases began in the 1950's and 1960's when Edward B. Ludwig, Sr. began several family corporations to conduct the family business centered around steel, construction and real estate. In 1967 Mr. Ludwig became ill and began relying...

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