OLIVER v. DAVIS

No. 95 CA 1841.

679 So.2d 462 (1996)

Dwayne OLIVER v. Peter W. DAVIS, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Denied November 15, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig S. Sossaman, Joseph B. Harvin, Harvin & Sossaman, P.L.C., Metairie, for Plaintiff-Appellee Dwayne Oliver.

Daniel A. Rees, Ashley L. Westerlund, Christovich & Kearney, L.L.P., New Orleans, for Defendants-Appellants Peter W. Davis, et al.

Before SHORTESS, PARRO and KUHN, JJ.


KUHN, Judge.

I. THE ISSUE

This appeal involves the issue of whether plaintiff should be allowed to voluntarily dismiss his suit without prejudice after defendants have made a general appearance. We must decide whether the dismissal of plaintiff's suit would deprive defendants of a substantive right or a just defense. More specifically, we address whether defendants will be deprived of a substantive right or a just defense if plaintiff is allowed the opportunity...

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