Elfer v. Murphy Oil, U.S.A., Inc.

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Elfer v. Murphy Oil, U.S.A., Inc., 811 So. 2d 892 (La. 2002)
2002 La. LEXIS 940; 2002 WL 463662

Elfer v. Murphy Oil, U.S.A., Inc.

Opinion of the Court

In re Walworth Company; — Defendant; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of St. Bernard, 34th Judicial District Court Div. D, No. 9N437; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2001-C-1058.

Granted. The judgment of the Court of Appeal is reversed insofar as it holds the exceptions of lis pendens and res judicata are not applicable to the additional fifty-eight plaintiffs in the Elfer action. The judgment of the trial court granting the exceptions of lis pendens and res judicata as to the claims of all the Elfer plaintiffs is reinstated.

Reference

Full Case Name
Victoria ELFER v. MURPHY OIL, U.S.A., INC., Entergy Louisiana, Inc., Ernest Cagle, Walworth Company and Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO)
Status
Published