Mickey Trotter v. Grady Crawford Construction Company, Inc. and Clemon Durham
Mickey Trotter v. Grady Crawford Construction Company, Inc. and Clemon Durham, No. 2026 CW 0649 (La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. July 13, 2026).
Opinion text
STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
MICKEY TROTTER NO. 2026 CW 0649
VERSUS
GRADY CRAWFORD CONSTRUCTION JULY 13, 2026
COMPANY, INC. AND CLEMON
DURHAM
In Re: Clemon Durham, applying for supervisory writs, 19th
Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No.
772000.
BEFORE : THERIOT, LANIER, AND MILLER, JJ.
WRIT DENIED.
Wi
SMM
Theriot, J., dissents and would grant the writ. There is no
dispute plaintiff is domiciled in Mississippi and the accident
happened in Mississippi. I find the convenience of the parties and
witnesses, as well as the interest of justice, require this case
to be heard in Mississippi. See La. Code Civ. P. art. 123; see
also Holland v. Lincoln General Hospital, 2010-0038 (la.
10/19/10), 48 So.3d 1050. Accordingly, I would reverse, grant
defendant’s motion to dismiss for forum non conveniens, and remand
this matter to the district court for consideration of La. Code
Civ. P. art. 123(C) and, thereafter, entry of a judgment of
dismissal without prejudice pursuant to La. Code Civ. P. art.
123(B).
OURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
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