MONTIVILLE v. CITY OF WESTWEGO

No. 90-CA-565.

581 So.2d 755 (1991)

Julian E. MONTIVILLE, et al. v. CITY OF WESTWEGO, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

June 5, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine J. Soutullo, Gretna, for plaintiffs-appellants.

John J. Molaison, Jr., Westwego City Atty., Gretna, for defendants-appellees.

Before BOWES, GAUDIN and GOTHARD, JJ.


GAUDIN, Judge.

Does the filing of a declaratory judgment suit interrupt the running of the three-year prescriptive period of LSA-C.C. art. 3494? A trial judge in the 24th Judicial District Court said it does not. We affirm.

Appellants are police officers of the City of Westwego, seeking back pay, benefits and monetary damages. On December 18, 1984, they filed for a declaratory judgment in an attempt to find out if...

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