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Opinions in Louisiana that cite Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 630 So. 2d 741.
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Roberson v. DJD, Inc.
933 So. 2d 795
La. 2006
See Brown v. Drillers Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), .
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Scott v. Red River Waterway Commission
926 So. 2d 830
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2006
Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), .
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White v. Robinson Lumber Co.
929 So. 2d 231
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2006
In Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), , a deceased worker’s widow brought a wrongful death faction on her own behalf and on the behalf of her minor child.
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Drapcho v. Drapcho
928 So. 2d 559
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2006
Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), .
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John David Moore v. Estelle Martin Moore
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2005
1/14/94), the supreme court discussed the effect of a transaction and compromise as follows: LSA-C.C.
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Moore v. Moore
920 So. 2d 297
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2005
In Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019, pp. 5-6 (La.1/14/94), , the supreme court discussed the effect of a transaction and compromise as follows: LSA-C.C.
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Hamsa v. Hamsa
919 So. 2d 776
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2005
Brown v. Drillers, 93-1019 (La.01/14/94), .
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Guidry v. One Source Facility Services
901 So. 2d 626
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2005
and Development, 96-1322 (La.02/25/97), ; Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.01/14/94), .
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Alonzo v. State & Department of Natural Resources
900 So. 2d 1111
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2005
Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), .
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Trahan v. COCO COLA BOTTLING CO. UNITED
894 So. 2d 1096
La. 2005
See Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019, p. 6 n. 8 (La.1/14/94), , 747 n. 8.
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Carrie v. LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU CAS. INS.
900 So. 2d 841
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2005
Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), .
- Ferrell Lavergne v. Quality Fabricators of Eunice, Inc. La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2004
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Lavergne v. Quality Fabricators of Eunice, Inc.
888 So. 2d 1147
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2004
Louisiana Civil Code Article 3073 further provides that a compromise extends only “to those matters that the parties expressly intended to settle and that the scope of the transaction cannot be extended by implication.” Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019, p. 7 (La.1/14/94), .
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Cason v. Cason
886 So. 2d 628
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2004
Brown v. Drillers, 93-1019 (La.01/14/94), .
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Terrebonne Parish School Bd. v. Castex
878 So. 2d 522
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2004
(citing Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), ; (La.App.
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Randall v. Martin
868 So. 2d 913
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2004
Brown v. Drillers Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), .
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Landry v. Avondale Industries, Inc.
864 So. 2d 117
La. 2004
See also Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), , 744 n. 1 (remarking about a 1980 claim for loss of consortium that "[a] right to claim damages for loss of consortium was not recognized until a 1982 amendment to [La.
- Lucille Bouy v. Teche Electric La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2003
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Bouy v. Teche Elec.
861 So. 2d 712
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2003
[2] See Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), .
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Browning v. West Calcasieu Cameron Hosp.
865 So. 2d 795
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2003
Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), .
- Billy A. Browning v. West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2003
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Richardson v. Richardson
859 So. 2d 81
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2003
See Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019, p. 6 (La.1/14/94), .
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FIVE N COMPANY LLC v. Stewart
850 So. 2d 51
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2003
Brown v. Drillers, 93-1019, p. 6 (La.1/14/94), .
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Corbello v. Iowa Production
850 So. 2d 686
La. 2003
(citing Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), ; (La.App.
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Wiley v. Rapides Regional Medical Center
847 So. 2d 752
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2003
In Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019, pp. 7-9 (La.1/14/94), -49 (citations omitted) (footnotes omitted), the supreme court reviewed the law pertaining to the interpretation of a disputed compromise as follows: Shifting back to the codal provisions, LSA-C.C.
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Ryland v. ST. MARY'S TRAINING SCHOOL
843 So. 2d 1237
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2003
Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019, p. 7 (La.1/14/94), .
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Kennedy v. Kennedy
840 So. 2d 679
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2003
Reviewing our law pertaining to the interpretation of a disputed compromise, the Louisiana Supreme Court, in Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), , stated: ...
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Lay v. Holi Temporary Services
845 So. 2d 488
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2003
Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94) , 747 n. 9.
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Schultz v. Hill
840 So. 2d 641
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2003
We distinguish the cases cited by defendant in this respect, particularly Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), , which dealt with a transaction/compromise agreement and an attempt to vary from the plain language of that document on a claim that the intended scope of the release was less than it appeared from the language therein.
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Lee v. Ken Burnham Chevrolet/Oldsmobile
837 So. 2d 709
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2003
DISCUSSION Res Judicata The general rule announced by the Louisiana Supreme Court in Brown v. Drillers Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), is that | ¡.settlement agreements are to be strictly construed with a presumption against res judicata.
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White v. General Motors Corp.
835 So. 2d 892
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2002
Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), .
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Harris v. Caddo Parish School Bd.
833 So. 2d 1084
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2002
and Development, 96-1322 (La.02/25/97), ; Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.01/14/94), ; Rivett v. State Farm Fire and Cas.
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MOBILE EXPLORATION v. Certain Underwriters
837 So. 2d 11
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2002
Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019, p. 9 (La.1/14/94), -750 .
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Bernard v. Iberia Bank
832 So. 2d 355
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2002
Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), .
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Thompson v. Jackson Parish Police Jury
830 So. 2d 505
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2002
Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), .
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Covington v. Ace Transportation, Inc.
830 So. 2d 495
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2002
Peterson v. Schimek, 98-1712 (La.3/2/99), ; Brown v. Drillers Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), .
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Richard A. Tonry, P.L.C. ex rel. Tonry v. Constitution State Service, L.L.C.
822 So. 2d 879
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2002
Thus, the general rule which applies to contracts is that extrinsic evidence is admissible only “when the terms of a written contract are susceptible to more than one interpretation, or there is uncertainty or ambiguity as to its provisions, or the intent of the parties cannot be ascertained from the language employed.” Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), .
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Childs v. Woods
822 So. 2d 732
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2002
Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019, p. 6 (La.1/14/94), .
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Campbell v. Melton
817 So. 2d 69
La. 2002
Civ.Code art. 2276); Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), ; Dixie Campers, Rudman v. Dupuis, 206 La.
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Tunstall v. Stierwald
809 So. 2d 916
La. 2002
Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), .
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Dimitri v. Dimitri
809 So. 2d 481
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2002
Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), .
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Henderson v. Sellers
815 So. 2d 853
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2001
Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019, p. 9 (La.1/14/94); -50 .
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Aufrichtig v. Aufrichtig
796 So. 2d 57
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2001
Brown v. Drillers, 93-1019 (La.01/14/94), .
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Townsend v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
793 So. 2d 473
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2001
Peterson v. Schimek, 98-1712 (La.3/02/99), ; Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), .
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Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's v. Sea-Lar Management, Inc.
787 So. 2d 1069
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2001
Sea-Lar argues that extrinsic evidence is inadmissible to explain or contradict the terms of the written release ( Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), ), but in this case there is no evidence, extrinsic or otherwise, as we have already noted, that would limit the clear language granting a total release from everything asserted in, or which could have been asserted in, this litigation.
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Shoreline Gas, Inc. v. Grace Resources, Inc.
786 So. 2d 137
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2001
Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), ; (La.App.
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Becnel v. Alexander
783 So. 2d 540
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2001
Peterson v. Schimek, 98 1712, at 5 (La.3/2/99), , citing Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019, at 9 (La.1/14/94), -50 ; Peyton Place, Condominium Ass’n, Inc. v. Guastella, 95-396, at 11 (La.App.
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LaFleur v. Hollier Floor Covering, Inc.
774 So. 2d 359
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2000
Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94); ."
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Wolcott v. Trailways Lines, Inc.
774 So. 2d 1054
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2000
Brown v. Drillers, 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), .
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White v. General Motors Corp.
775 So. 2d 492
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2000
Brown v. Drillers, Inc., 93-1019 (La.1/14/94), .