JAMISON v. HILTON

No. 98-447.

721 So.2d 494 (1998)

Earl B. JAMISON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William Earl HILTON, etc., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 21, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Eric Starling, Jr., Pineville, for Earl B. Jamison.

H. Bradford Calvit, Alexandria, for William Earl Hilton, etc.

Before THIBODEAUX, COOKS and WOODARD, JJ.


COOKS, Judge.

Plaintiff filed suit against William Earl Hilton in his official capacity as Sheriff of Rapides Parish on June 4, 1993. However, plaintiff did not request service of the suit until May 8, 1997. Defendant was served with a copy of the suit on May 12, 1997. Responding to the suit, defendant filed a "Motion to Dismiss," citing the amendment to La.R.S 13:5107 which added subsection (D), effective May 9, 1996. This subsection now requires a plaintiff...

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