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DESHAUTELLE v. US AGENCIES CAS. INS. CO.

No. 2000 CA 0036.

808 So.2d 433 (2001)

Richard "Joey" DESHAUTELLE, Individually and as Representative of all Persons Similarly Situated v. US AGENCIES CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

February 16, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie J. Schiff, Opelousas, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee, Richard Deshautelle.

James C. Percy, Baton Rouge, Van R. Mayhall, Jr., Christine Lipsey, David R. Kelly, Scott N. Hensgens, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant, U.S. Agencies Casualty Insurance Company, Inc.

Before: WHIPPLE, KUHN and DOWNING, JJ.

DOWNING, J.

The instant suit is a "diminished value" class action concerning auto insurance policies that U.S. Agencies Casualty Insurance Company (USA) issued to Richard "Joey" Deshautelle. The issues before this court on appeal involve the determination of proper venue for the class action lawsuit. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

This accident occurred in Ascension Parish and Deshautelle filed suit, as a class...

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