AETNA CAS. & SUR. CO. v. LANDRY

No. 89-1204.

578 So.2d 537 (1991)

AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Barbara LANDRY, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 17, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raggio, Cappel, Chozen & Berniard, Christopher M. Trahan, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jones, Jones & Alexander (Jennifer Bercier), Cameron, for defendant-appellee.

Before STOKER, KNOLL and KING, JJ.


KING, Judge.

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether the trial judge was correct in granting defendant's peremptory exception of res judicata and dismissing plaintiff's suit.

Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (hereinafter plaintiff) brought suit against Barbara Landry (hereinafter defendant) seeking to recover $20,000.00 it had paid to her, pursuant to the Louisiana Worker's Compensation laws, as settlement of a death claim for her son's death....

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