Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1991

Cashio v. Kojis & Sons Sign

Cashio v. Kojis & Sons Sign
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided January 11, 1991 · Lemmon
572 So. 2d 47; 1991 La. LEXIS 178; 1991 WL 1610 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Cashio v. Kojis & Sons Sign

Concurring Opinion

LEMMON, J.,

concurs, but objects to the procedure used in this case. The trial court granted defendant’s motion to strike the attorney’s fees claim in this products liability action. This action by the trial court promoted piecemeal appeals and delayed the trial of the merits of the action.

In effect the granting of the motion to strike was equivalent to maintaining an exception of partial no cause of action, which is frowned upon for the same reason. *48The better way to handle such a claim is to exclude evidence of attorney’s fees at the trial on the merits because there is no right of recovery, allowing the plaintiff to proffer the evidence in the event of reversal on appeal of the ruling on the right to attorney’s fees.

Opinion of the Court

In re Cashio, Sam Jr.; Cashio, Susan;— Plaintiffs; Applying for Writ of Certiorari and/or Review; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, Number CA90 0222; Parish of Terrebonne 32nd Judicial District Court Div. “B” Number 89881.

Prior Report: La.App., 568 So.2d 1388.

Denied.

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