MATHERNE v. GRAY INS. CO.

No. 95-CA-0975.

661 So.2d 432 (1995)

Gregory J. MATHERNE v. GRAY INSURANCE COMPANY, Solid Waste Disposal, Inc. and The Estate of Abdon J. Billiot. Daniel J. GUIDRY v. The GRAY INSURANCE COMPANY, et al. Marguerite B. Billiot, Wife of/and Whitney J. BILLIOT. v. The STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, and Gregory J. Matherne.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 16, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Baker, Metairie, Charles T. Williams, Jr., Blue, Williams, New Orleans, John C. Young, Jeffrey A. Renshaw, Barry G. Toups, Baton Rouge, for Applicant.

Roger S. Bernstein, Bernstein & Bernstein, New Orleans; Philip E. Henderson, Joseph A. Reilly, Jr., Henderson, Hanemann & Morris, Houma, Byron M. UnKauf, New Orleans, Mary Frances Waitz Riviere, J. Dana Ortego, Waitz & Downer, Houma; for Respondent.

Anthony R. Messina, New Orleans, Jeron J. LaFargue, Gretna, Hans J. Liljeberg, Harahan, for Jefferson Parish (Amicus Curiae).

Kentley R. Fairchild, Michael J. Samanie, Herbert W. Barnes, Jr., Houma, for Daniel Rhodes, Judy Rhodes, Michelle Rhodes (Amicus Curiae).

Charles L. Patin, Jr., Baton Rouge, Michael Robert Carson Riess, New Orleans, for Embry Teel, Patricia Teel (Amicus Curiae).


CALOGERO, Chief Justice*.

The Seventeenth Judicial District Court's declaration that La. R.S. 9:2800 B1 was unconstitutional as a violation of LA. CONST. art. XII, § 10(A)2 triggered the right to a direct appeal.3 Instead of filing a notice of appeal in the district court and thereafter lodging their appeal in this Court, the State filed, in this...

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