JOHNSON v. BYRD

No. 48,411-CA.

125 So.3d 1220 (2013)

Jerry L. JOHNSON & Debbie R. Johnson, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Gary BYRD & Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Arkansas, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

September 25, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

All American Law Firm of LA, LLC by Wade T. Visconte , Shreveport, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Seabaugh, Joffrion, Sepulvado & Victory, LLC by Alan T. Seabaugh , Shreveport, Jean-Paul Guidry , for Defendants-Appellees.

Before WILLIAMS, CARAWAY and GARRETT, JJ.


GARRETT, J.

The plaintiffs' suit, which arose from a dog bite that occurred in Arkansas, was dismissed without prejudice pursuant to the defendants' declinatory exceptions of lack of jurisdiction and improper venue. The plaintiffs appeal. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

FACTS

On October 1, 2012, Jerry L. Johnson and his wife, Debbie R. Johnson, residents of Webster Parish, Louisiana, filed suit in the 26th Judicial District Court against...

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