WIGINTON v. TANGIPAHOA PARISH COUNCIL

No. 2000 CA 1319.

790 So.2d 160 (2001)

Louis WIGINTON and Dr. Nathan Forrest v. TANGIPAHOA PARISH COUNCIL and Gordon Burgess, in his Capacity as President of Tangipahoa Parish.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 13, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Simpson, Amite, LA, for plaintiffs/appellees Louis Wiginton and Dr. Nathan Forrest.

Clifton T. Speed, Scott M. Perrilloux, Greensburg, LA, for defendants/appellants Tangipahoa Parish Council and Gordon Burgess, in his capacity as President of Tangipahoa Parish.

Before: PARRO, FITZSIMMONS, and GUIDRY, JJ.


GUIDRY, J.

This is an appeal by the defendants, the Tangipahoa Parish Council and Gordon Burgess, in his capacity as president of the parish council (Council), of a judgment dismissing their exception of prescription and granting the plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment. The sole issue raised on appeal is whether the trial court erred in finding the plaintiffs' class action petition "for declaratory judgment, damages, and injunctive and mandamus relief" had not...

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