WILKERSON v. BURAS

No. 2013 CA 1328.

152 So.3d 969 (2014)

Gene and Mary WILKERSON, as the Natural Parents of the Deceased, Katie Scarlette Wilkerson v. Eric Joseph BURAS and Abc Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 11, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl A. Perkins , Covington, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants, Gene and Mary Wilkerson, as the natural parents of the deceased, Katie Scarlette Wilkerson.

Eric Joseph Buras, Angola, LA, Pro se, Defendant-Appellee.

Before PARRO, KUHN, GUIDRY, PETTIGREW, and DRAKE, JJ.


Gene and Mary Wilkerson appeal a judgment dismissing their suit on the basis of abandonment, pursuant to LSA-C.C.P. art. 561(A). For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment and remand the case to the trial court.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On November 16, 2006,1 the...

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