ABUAN EX REL. VALDEZ v. SMEDVIG TANKSHIPS, LTD.

No. 2000-CA-1120.

786 So.2d 827 (2001)

Nestor ABUAN, as Guardian on Behalf of Carlos VALDEZ v. SMEDVIG TANKSHIPS, LTD. et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 15, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth H. Hooks, III, Richard J. Dodson, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee.

L.R. DeBuys, IV, David B. Lawton, Terriberry, Carroll & Yancey, New Orleans, Counsel for Defendants/Appellants.

Court composed of Chief Judge WILLIAM H. BYRNES III, Judge MIRIAM G. WALTZER and Judge MICHAEL E. KIRBY.


WALTZER, Judge.

Defendants appeal the trial court's judgments taxing costs in favor of both the plaintiff and the sheriff of Plaquemines Parish. The trial court awarded the sheriff a commission of 6% (six percent) of the principal amount of the judgment or $293,600.34. By separate judgment, the trial court awarded cost to the plaintiff in the amount of $49,979.81.

STATEMENT OF THE FACTS AND HISTORY OF THE CASE

On 22 August 1994, Carlos Valdez, through...

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