GIBSON v. PACKETT

Nos. 07-1165, 07-1233.

975 So.2d 166 (2008)

Patrick GIBSON v. Ashley M. PACKETT and Shelter Mutual Insurance Company. Jennifer K. Jones v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Company and Lacy Shaw.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

January 30, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Hughes, Hughes & LaFleur, APLC, Alexandria, LA, for Defendants-Appellants: Ashley M. Packett and Shelter Mutual Insurance Company, Lacy Shaw and State Farm Mutual Insurance Company.

Thomas O. Wells, Alexandria, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees: Patrick Gibson, Jennifer K. Jones.

Court composed of GLENN B. GREMILLION, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, and J. DAVID PAINTER, Judges.


PAINTER, Judge.

Two unrelated automobile accident cases have been consolidated since they present the same issue for determination: whether the provisions of Act 365 of the 2006 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, effective August 15, 2006, which amended La.Code Civ.P. art. 4843 to increase the jurisdiction of the city court of Pineville and the city court of Alexandria from $35,000.00 to jurisdiction "concurrent with the district court in cases where the...

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