NIEMANN v. CROSBY DEVELOPMENT CO., L.L.C.

No. 2011 CA 1337.

92 So.3d 1039 (2012)

Jason NIEMANN husband of/and Renee Niemann v. CROSBY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.L.C.; Lakeside Village Development, L.L.C.; John Doe Supplier; ABC Insurance Company; 123 Insurance Company; XYZ Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 3, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh P. Lambert , Cayce C. Peterson , Gregory P. DiLeo , Jennifer B. Eagan , Julie M. Jochum , Allan Kanner , Cynthia St. Amant , Melissa M. Fuselier , New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants, Jason Niemann and Renee Niemann.

George B. Hall, Jr. , Katie B. Whitman , New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee, American Empire Surplus Lines Ins. Co.

George P. Hebbler, Jr. , Kelly F. Walsh , Metairie, LA, for Defendant-Appellee, Catlin Specialty Insurance Company.

Sidney W. Degan, III , Foster P. Nash, III , Stephanie L. Cheralla , New Orleans, LA, for Defendants-Appellees, Crosby Development Co., L.L.C. and Lakeside Village Development, L.L.C.

Keely Y. Scott , Catherine S. St. Pierre , Leigh Groves , Baton Rouge, LA for Defendant-Appellee, Calmar Construction Co., Inc.

Before CARTER, C.J., PARRO, and HIGGINBOTHAM, JJ.


HIGGINBOTHAM, J.

The plaintiff homeowners appeal a summary judgment dismissing their claims against a subcontractor's commercial general liability insurer for property damage alleged to have resulted from defective Chinese-manufactured drywall that the subcontractor installed in their home before they purchased it. For the following reasons, we vacate the judgment, sustain the peremptory exception of no right of action noticed by this court on our own motion, and...

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