POWELL v. DORRIS

No. 35,510-CA.

814 So.2d 763 (2002)

Harold Fred POWELL, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margie Forrest DORRIS and International Paper Company, Defendant-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

April 5, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. McDonald, Shreveport, for Appellant.

Herschel E. Richard, Jr., John T. Kalmbach, Shreveport, for Appellee, International Paper Co.

Margie Forrest Dorris, J. Philip Goode, In Proper Person, for Margie Forrest Dorris.

Before BROWN, GASKINS, CARAWAY, PEATROSS and DREW, JJ.


DREW, J.

Plaintiff Harold Powell, Jr. appeals from a judgment dismissing all of his claims against International Paper Company ("IP") upon Powell's failure to amend his petition to state a cause of action against IP after the trial court sustained IP's exception of no cause of action. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.

FACTS

On March 31, 1995, Powell entered into the following agreement with Ms. Margie Forrest Dorris:

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