Robert Schiff v. Lawrence G. Pugh, III, Frederick T. Haas, III, Alexander L. Burns, And Pugh, Accardo, Haas, Radecker & Carey, L.L.C.
Robert Schiff v. Lawrence G. Pugh, III, Frederick T. Haas, III, Alexander L. Burns, And Pugh, Accardo, Haas, Radecker & Carey, L.L.C., No. 2022-OC-00210 (La. Apr. 12, 2022).
Authorities cited
Identified automatically; this list may not be exhaustive.
- Chauvin v. Shell Oil Co. 214 So. 3d 855
- Shell Pipeline Corp. v. Kennedy 799 So. 2d 475
- General Motors Accept. Corp. v. Deep South Pest Con. 247 La. 625
- Jackson v. Family Dollar Stores of La. Inc. 251 So. 3d 368
- US Fire Ins. Co. v. Swann 424 So. 2d 240
Opinion text
Supreme Court of Louisiana
April 12, 2022
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
ROBERT SCHIFF
VS.
LAWRENCE G. PUGH, III, FREDERICK T.
HAAS, III, ALEXANDER L. BURNS, AND
PUGH, ACCARDO, HAAS, RADECKER &
CAREY, L.L.C.
No. 2022-OC-00210
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IN R
E: Robert Schiff - Applicant Plaintiff; Applying For Supervisory Writ, Parish
of Orleans Civil, Orleans Civil District Court Number(s) 2014- 3864, Court of
Appeal, Fourth Circuit, Number(s) 2021-CA-0267;
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April 12, 2022
Writ application granted. See per curiam.
JBM
JLW
JDH
SJC
JTG
WJC
PDG
04/12/2022 "See News Release 016 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."
SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 2022-OC-00210
ROBERT SCHIFF
VS.
LAWRENCE G. PUGH, III, FREDERICK T. HAAS, III, ALEXANDER L.
BURNS, AND PUGH, ACCARDO, HAAS, RADECKER & CAREY, L.L.C.
On Supervisory Writ to the Orleans Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans Civil
PER CURIAM
It is well settled that appeals are favored in the law. Chauvin v. Shell Oil Co.,
2017-43 (La. 3/31/17), 214 So. 3d 855; Shell Pipeline Corp. v. Kennedy, 2000-3207
(La. 10/16/01), 799 So. 2d 475, 478; General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Deep
South Pest Control Inc., 247 La. 625, 173 So.2d 190, 191 (1965). Unless the ground
urged for dismissal is free from doubt, the appeal should be maintained. Jackson v.
Family Dollar Stores of Louisiana Inc. , 2018-0170 (La. 6/27/18), 251 So. 3d 368,
372; U.S. Fire Insurance Co. v. Swann, 424 So.2d 240, 244-45 (La. 1982).
Based upon our review, we find the grounds cited by the court of appeal for
dismissal of the appeal are not free from doubt. The court of appeal therefore erred
in dismissing the appeal.
Accordingly, the writ is granted. The judgment of the court of appeal
dismissing the appeal is vacated, and the appeal is reinstated. The case is remanded
to the court of appeal for consideration of the appeal on the merits.
DISMISSAL VACATED; APPEAL REINSTATED; REMANDED
04/12/22