PRICE v. ROY O. MARTIN LUMBER CO.

Nos. 2004 CA 0227, 2003 CW 2647, 2003 CW 2669, 2003 CW 2670, 2003 CW 2671.

915 So.2d 816 (2005)

Roger E. PRICE, Cynthia J. Price, Mattie Johnson Price, Steve Gentle, III, and Field Gremillion, III v. ROY O. MARTIN LUMBER COMPANY, Beazer East, Inc., Vulcan Materials Company, Cos-Mar Company, BFI Waste Systems of North America, Inc. and the Dow Chemical Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

April 27, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen M. Irving, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellees Roger E. Price, et al.

J. Chandler Loupe, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee Roger Price.

Vincent J. Sotile, Jr., Donaldsonville, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee Cynthia Price.

Joseph J. McKernan, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee Steve Gentle, III.

Calvin C. Fayard, Jr., Denham Springs, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee Field Gremillion, III.

Marion A. French, Alexandria, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellees Roger Price, et al.

Charles S. Weems, III, Raymond L. Brown, Jr., Alexandria, Richard E. Sarver, New Orleans, Counsel for Defendant/2nd Appellant Roy O. Martin Lumber Company.

Scott E. Delacroix, New Orleans, Counsel for Defendant Beazer East, Inc. (f/k/a Koppers Company).

Bradley C. Myers, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendants/3rd Appellants Vulcan Materials Company and Cos-Mar Company.

James C. Percy, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendant BFI Waste Systems of North America, Inc.

Brandon K. Black, David M. Bienvenu, Jr., Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendant/1st Appellant The Dow Chemical Company.

Thomas M. Nosewicz, New Orleans, Counsel for Defendant BFI Waste Systems of North America, Inc.

Before: WHIPPLE, PARRO, DOWNING, MCDONALD and HUGHES, JJ.


DOWNING, J.

In this case, the trial court rendered six judgments on October 21, 2003, each directed to different defendants in a class action. Four defendants directly appeal the October 21, 2003 judgments of the trial court entered against them that denied their exceptions raising the objection of improper venue. Also, several defendants have filed various writ applications relating to rulings by the trial court on several other exceptions and motions, which writ...

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