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Bissett v. Allstate Insurance Company

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Oct 12, 1990
567 So. 2d 598 (La. 1990)

Summary

In Bissett v. Allstate Ins. Co., 567 So.2d 598 (La. 1990), this court reversed the court of appeal's finding that a suit was abandoned as to an unserved defendant, adopting the reasons of the dissenting judge of the court of appeal, Judge Shortess, who found that although the defendant was unserved, she was served with a notice of deposition, was physically present at a deposition with counsel, and was questioned at length about the facts of the case.

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Opinion

No. 90-C-1555.

October 12, 1990.

In re Bissett, Sandra G.; — Plaintiff(s); applying for writ of certiorari and/or review; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. CA88 2003; Parish of East Baton Rouge, 19th Judicial District Court, Div. "G", No. 259126.


Granted. Judgment of the court of appeal is reversed as to the finding that the suit was abandoned as to defendant Renee Hegwood Sparks for the reasons assigned by Judge Shortess in his dissenting opinion. Suit is not abandoned as to this defendant. In all other respects, the judgment of the court of appeal is affirmed. The case is remanded to the district court for further proceedings.


Summaries of

Bissett v. Allstate Insurance Company

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Oct 12, 1990
567 So. 2d 598 (La. 1990)

In Bissett v. Allstate Ins. Co., 567 So.2d 598 (La. 1990), this court reversed the court of appeal's finding that a suit was abandoned as to an unserved defendant, adopting the reasons of the dissenting judge of the court of appeal, Judge Shortess, who found that although the defendant was unserved, she was served with a notice of deposition, was physically present at a deposition with counsel, and was questioned at length about the facts of the case.

Summary of this case from Williams v. Montgomery

In Bissett v. Allstate Insurance Company, 567 So. 2d 598 (La. 1990), the Louisiana Supreme Court adopted the dissenting opinion of The Honorable Melvin J. Shortess, rendered in this court's opinion in Bissett v. Allstate Insurance Company. 560 So. 2d 884 (La. App. 1st Cir. 1990), and held that action taken against served defendants, but not against unserved defendants, is nonetheless sufficient to interrupt abandonment claims as to unserved defendants. See Bissett v. Allstate InsuranceCompany, 567 So. 2d 598 (La. 1990).

Summary of this case from Stevens v. Chen

In Bissett v. Allstate Insurance Company, 567 So. 2d 598 (La. 1990), the Supreme Court adopted the dissenting opinion in Bissett v. Allstate InsuranceCompany, 560 So. 2d 884, 886-87 (La. App. 1st Cir. 1990), and reversed this Court's decision in that case, which had upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit as abandoned with respect to defendant, Renee Hegwood Sparks.

Summary of this case from Stevens v. Chen

In Bissett v. Allstate Insurance Company, 567 So.2d 598 (La. 1990), the supreme court reversed an appellate court and adopted the dissenting opinion which reasoned that the action of one defendant, even though it had not been served with the petition, precluded abandonment claims as to the other defendants. The dissenting opinion in the appellate case, Bissett v. Allstate Insurance Company, 570 So.2d 880, 887 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1990), which was adopted by the higher court, stated that the case should not be abandoned because "there is absolutely no indication that either side intended to abandon the case."

Summary of this case from Fleischmann v. Henderson

In Bissett, the Supreme Court in a per curiam opinion reversed the majority opinion of the court of appeal and stated that for the reasons assigned by Judge Shortess in his dissenting opinion, the suit in that case was not abandoned. The court of appeal opinion is reported in 560 So.2d 884. Suit was filed in August 1982 against several defendants, including Renee Hagewood Sparks.

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Case details for

Bissett v. Allstate Insurance Company

Case Details

Full title:LEON J. BISSETT v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL

Court:Supreme Court of Louisiana

Date published: Oct 12, 1990

Citations

567 So. 2d 598 (La. 1990)

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