Charles Ebinger and Charlene Ebinger v. Venus Construction Corporation

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT CW 09-1407 consolidated with 10-194

CHARLES EBINGER AND CHARLENE EBINGER VERSUS VENUS CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION

********** APPEAL FROM THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF LAFAYETTE, NO. 2003-5416 HONORABLE EDWARD B. BROUSSARD, DISTRICT JUDGE ********** MARC T. AMY JUDGE ********** Court composed of John D. Saunders, Marc T. Amy, and Elizabeth A. Pickett, Judges.

WRIT GRANTED. REVERSED AND REMANDED.

Wayne M. Babovich Babovich & Spedale, PLC 1750 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 206 New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 310-3886 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT: Roy Carubba Christopher John Couch Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Suite 1600 Metairie, LA 70005 (504) 838-7747 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT: Roy Carubba Thomas J. Eppling Craig Wren Brewer Sara P. Scurlock Staines, Eppling & Myers 3500 N. Causeway Boulevard, Suite 820 Metairie, LA 70002 (504) 838-0019 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT: Post-Tension Slabs, Inc. William Lee Melancon Thomas H. Morrow Melancon & Associates S. College Road, Suite 300 Lafayette, LA 70503 (337) 233-8600 COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS: Charles Ebinger Charlene Ebinger Leigh Haynie 1009 Kidder Road Carencro, LA 70520 (337) 886-9145 COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT: Charles Ebinger Glen E. Mercer Kourtney Twenhafel French Salley, Hite, Rivera & Mercer Canal Street, Suite 1710 New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 566-8800 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT RESPONDENT: Maryland Insurance Company W. Evan Plauche' Justin E. Alsterberg Shailendra Kulkarni Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, LLP One Galleria Boulevard, Suite 1400 New Orleans, LA 70011 (504) 836-6500 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPLICANT: Venus Construction Corporation AMY, Judge.

For the reasons cited in the companion appeal of Ebinger v. Venus Constr. Corp., 10-194 (La.App. 3 Cir. _/_/10), _ So.3d _, the trial court’s dismissal of the appellee - Post-Tension Slabs, Inc. pursuant to the granting of the exception of prescription is reversed. This matter is remanded for further proceedings. All costs of this proceeding are assessed against the appellee, Post-Tension Slabs, Inc. WRIT GRANTED. REVERSED AND REMANDED.