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ALLISON v. GRIFFIN INDUS.

No. 95-1522.

676 So.2d 885 (1996)

Andrew ALLISON, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GRIFFIN INDUSTRIES, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

July 10, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Stubbs Bourgeois Jr., Opelousas, for Andrew Allison, et al.

Robert Thomas Myers, New Iberia, for Griffin Industries, et al.

James R. Shelton, Aaron Jay Allen, Lafayette, for The City of Lafayette.

Before YELVERTON, KNOLL, THIBODEAUX, COOKS and DECUIR, JJ.

COOKS, Judge.

The question presented by this appeal is whether an amended petition substituting a different plaintiff relates back to the date of the filing of the original petition. If so, the new plaintiffs' claims are not prescribed.

FACTS

On August 27, 1992, a petition for damages was filed by Andrew Allison and LYNCO, an alleged Louisiana Corporation domiciled in Lafayette, claiming unfair trade practices...

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