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COMPTON v. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INS. CO.

No. 01-386.

796 So.2d 896 (2001)

Mattie F. COMPTON v. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 3, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul B. Wilkins, W. Mark McKee, Columbia, LA, Counsel for Mattie F. Compton.

Thomas J. Smith, Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, New Orleans, LA, Counsel for St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., and Bryan A. Arender.

Court composed of HENRY L. YELVERTON, BILLIE COLOMBARO WOODARD, and MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, Judges.

YELVERTON, J.

Mattie F. Compton appeals a judgment granting an exception of prescription filed by the Defendant, St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company. Ms. Compton claims that the trial court erred in finding that she did not timely assert her personal injury cause of action. She claims that St. Paul's conduct amounted to an acknowledgment of its liability, which served to interrupt prescription. We agree with Ms. Compton and reverse.

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