Albarado v. Union Pacific Railroad

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Albarado v. Union Pacific Railroad

796 So. 2d 666, 2001 La. LEXIS 2822, 2001 WL 1090580

Supreme Court of Louisiana·Decided September 14, 2001·No. No. 2001-CC-1537·Published·Cited by 2 cases

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In re Kansas City Southern Railway Company;—Defendant; Applying for Writ of Certiorari and/or Review, Parish of Orleans, Civil District Court Div. C, No. 98-1473; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, Nos. 2000-C-2540, 2000-C-2550, 2000-C-2555, 2000-C-2556, 2000-C-2560, 2000-C-2578.

Granted. From the interrogatories and answers to interrogatories filed by the three plaintiffs employed by relator, we find none of the plaintiffs’ exposure to chemicals occurred in Orleans Parish, making Orleans Parish an improper venue for purposes of La.Code Civ.P. art. 74. Accordingly, the judgment of the trial [667]*667court is reversed, and relator’s exception of improper venue is granted.

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In re Kansas City Southern Railway Company;—Defendant; Applying for Writ of Certiorari and/or Review, Parish of Orleans, Civil District Court Div. C, No. 98-1473; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, Nos. 2000-C-2540, 2000-C-2550, 2000-C-2555, 2000-C-2556, 2000-C-2560, 2000-C-2578.

Granted. From the interrogatories and answers to interrogatories filed by the three plaintiffs employed by relator, we find none of the plaintiffs’ exposure to chemicals occurred in Orleans Parish, making Orleans Parish an improper venue for purposes of La.Code Civ.P. art. 74. Accordingly, the judgment of the trial [667]*667court is reversed, and relator’s exception of improper venue is granted.

Albarado v. Union Pacific Railroad, 796 So. 2d 666, 2001 La. LEXIS 2822, 2001 WL 1090580 (La. 2001).

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