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MEISSNER v. MEISSNER

No. 97-903.

707 So.2d 1040 (1998)

William Baynard MEISSNER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marie De Villier Roy MEISSNER, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied April 24, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Brooks Hollins, Baton Rouge, for William Baynard Meissner.

Karl E. Boellert, Lake Charles, for Marie De Villier Meissner.

Before YELVERTON, WOODARD and AMY, JJ.

YELVERTON, Judge.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of a divorce action on a plea of res judicata based on a Brazilian judgment. The trial court recognized the foreign judgment as having a preclusive effect on the wife's Louisiana demands for divorce, alimony, and a division of property. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

William and Marie Meissner were married on November 29, 1983, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Soon after the New Orleans marriage...

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