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COLLINS v. METHVIN

No. 92-1443.

625 So.2d 313 (1993)

G. Rheese COLLINS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Eugene J. METHVIN, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 12, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Gray Horton, Coushatta, for G. Rheese Collins, et al.

Fred S. Gahagan, Natchitoches, for Eugene J. Methvin, et al.

William B. Owens, Alexandria, for Fred B. Elsing and Frank Maddox.

Before GUIDRY, THIBODEAUX and COOKS, JJ.

COOKS, Judge.

The sole issue before us concerns whether the plaintiffs abandoned their lawsuit by failure to take any steps to prosecute it for a period of five (5) years. The trial court ruled the action abandoned and dismissed plaintiffs' suit. We reverse.

G. Rheese Collins, Doris Collins Cranford and Andrew J. Cranford filed suit in 1983 seeking past due rent and damages from defendants. Following trial on June...

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