VANDERBROOK v. JEAN

No. 2006 CA 1975.

959 So.2d 965 (2007)

Sheila VANDERBROOK Wife of/and Terry B. Trahan, Dolores DeLaune Wife of/and John B. Middleton, E. Ray Wilkes, Jr., Anne Lester Wife of/ and Robert R. Raposo, Sherrie Landry Wife of/and Raymond C. Burkart, Jr., and Stacy Miller Wife of/and Lance L. Engolia, Sr. v. Christopher R. JEAN; Lee Road Development Company; Highland Lakes Development Corporation; Johnny F. Smith Truck and Dragline Service, Inc.; Highlands Homeowners Association of St. Tammany, Inc.; Palmers, Inc.; Alternative Design/Build Group, L.L.C.; Northlake Truck Center, L.L.C.; Muller & Muller, Attorneys at Law; Johnny F. Smith Testamentary Trust; Richard L. Muller; Silvia G. Muller; Janice Seal Smith Stumpf Individually and as Trustee of the Johnny F. Smith Testamentary Trust; Barney L. Core; Gary Salathe; Martin Murphy; Davit T. Glass; Wade Glass; Adrian Spell; Jodi McIntyre Wife of/ and Gregory "Scott" Bridges; Willis A. Palmer.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

February 14, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond C. Burkart, Jr., Covington, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellants Sheila Vanderbrook, et al.

Julian J. Rodrigue, Jr., Covington, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee Northlake Truck Center, L.L.C.

William J. Jones, Jr., Leland R. Gallaspy, Covington, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee Lee Road Development.

Roger C. Linde, Metairie, Counsel for DefendantsAppellees Alternative Design/Build Group, L.L.C., Gary Salathe, & Martin Murphy.

Michael F. Weiner, Mark W. Frilot, Mandeville, Counsel for Defendants/Appellees Christopher R. Jean, Highland Lakes Development Corp., Johnny F. Smith Truck & Dragline Service, Inc., The Highlands Homeowners Association of St. Tammany, Inc., Johnny F. Smith Testamentary Trust, Janice Seal Smith Stumpf, and Barney L. Core.

James Lamz, Deanna J. Hamilton, William J. Faustermann, Jr., Slidell, Counsel for Defendants/Appellees Palmers, Inc. and Willis Palmer.

Alan A. Zaunbrecker, Covington, Counsel for Defendants/Appellees David Glass, Wade Glass, and Glass Contracting of St. Tammany, Inc.

Michael P. Mentz, Alayne R. Corcoran, Metairie, Counsel for Defendants/Appellees Muller & Muller, L.L.C., Richard Muller, and Silvia Muller.

Jesse L. Wimberly, III, Mandeville, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee Adrian Spell.

Jack E. Truitt, Nancy N. Butcher, Madisonville, Counsel for Defendants/Appellees Jodi McIntyre, wife of/and Gregory "Scott" Bridges.

Before: PARRO, GUIDRY, and McCLENDON, JJ.


GUIDRY, J.

In this appeal, plaintiffs seek review of the trial court's dismissal of their claims against defendants, Christopher R. Jean, Highland Lakes Development Corporation, Johnny F. Smith Truck & Dragline Service, Inc., The Highlands Homeowners Association of St. Tammany, Inc., Johnny F. Smith Testamentary Trust, Janice Seal Smith Stumpf, and Barney L. Core (collectively "Jean defendants"). For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand.

FACTS...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases