Damion Comeaux v. Austin J. Romero

• Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
• Decided: December 9, 2015
• Docket: CA-0015-0476
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT

15-476

DAMION COMEAUX

VERSUS

AUSTIN J. ROMERO, ET AL.

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APPEAL FROM THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF VERMILION, NO. 98981 HONORABLE PATRICK L. MICHOT, DISTRICT JUDGE

MARC T. AMY JUDGE

Court composed of Sylvia R. Cooks, Marc T. Amy, and Shannon J. Gremillion, Judges.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

Daniel J. Balhoff Perry, Atkinson, Balhoff, Mengis, Burns & Ellis, LLC Post Office Drawer 83260 Baton Rouge, LA 70884-3260 (225) 767-7730 COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT: Damion Comeaux J. Chandler Loupe McKernan Law Firm 5630 Bankers Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70808 (225) 767-2222 COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT: Damion Comeaux

Valerie T. Schexnayder Robicheaux & Collins 450 Laurel Street, Suite 1701 Baton Rouge, LA 70801 (225) 382-5550 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE/APPELLANT: Zurich American Insurance Company

Karen Day White Louisiana Municipal Association 700 North Tenth Street, Suite 440 Baton Rouge, LA 70802 (225) 334-5001 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLEES: City of Abbeville The Louisiana Municipal Association Austin J. Romero Abbeville Police Department AMY, Judge.

For the reasons expressed in the companion case of Damion Comeaux v.

Austin J. Romero, et al., 15-473 (La.App. 3 Cir. _/_/_), _ So.3d _, the judgment of

the trial court sustaining the exception of prescription of the City of Abbeville,

Abbeville Police Department, and Austin J. Romero is reversed. This matter is

remanded to the trial court for reinstatement of the plaintiff’s claims against the

City of Abbeville, Abbeville Police Department, and Austin J. Romero. Costs of

this proceeding, docket number 15-476, are assessed to the defendants—appellees,

City of Abbeville, Abbeville Police Department, and Austin J. Romero.