ALFORD v. JOHNSON RICE & CO., L.L.C.

No. 99-CA-3119.

773 So.2d 255 (2000)

Catherine P. Alford, Wife of/and Robert S. ALFORD v. JOHNSON RICE & COMPANY, L.L.C.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

November 15, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paolo J. Messina, Henry W. Kinney, Matthew M. Coman, Kinney & Ellinghausen, New Orleans, LA, Attorneys for Plaintiffs/Appellants.

Robert E. Kerrigan, Jr., Duris L. Holmes, Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, Attorneys for Defendants/Appellees.

Court composed of Judge CHARLES R. JONES, Judge DENNIS R. BAGNERIS, Sr., and Judge TERRI F. LOVE.


JONES, Judge.

Plaintiffs/ appellants Catherine and Robert Alford (the Alfords) appeal the trial courts grant of an exception of prematurity entered by the defendant/appellee, Johnson Rice and Company (Johnson Rice). The trial court found that Johnson Rice could enforce, as a named third party beneficiary, an arbitration clause included in a customer agreement drafted by Bear, Stearns Securities Corp. (Bear Stearns) and signed by the Alfords. We find as did the trial...

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