LONGMAN v. ALLSTATE INS. CO.

No. 91-C-2237.

589 So.2d 73 (1991)

Barton W. LONGMAN, Sr. v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY and Earl J. Beechler, Jr.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Granted November 1, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Boggs, Boggs, Loehn & Rodrigue, New Orleans, for relator.

Brian J. Waid, Bubrig and Waid, Buras, for respondent.

Before SCHOTT, C.J., and BYRNES and PLOTKIN, JJ.


PLOTKIN, Judge.

The res nova issue in this writ application is whether the fact that the attorney for one of the parties has another case previously scheduled provides grounds for a continuance of a trial subsequently scheduled in a different court on the same day. This conflict problem is a major issue for lawyers and professional litigants in metropolitan areas.

On January 2, 1990, plaintiff, Robert W. Longman, Sr., sued Earl Beechler, Jr. and Allstate Insurance...

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