Charles Ebinger and Charlene Ebinger v. Venus Construction Corporation

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT

CW 09-1407 consolidated with 10-194

CHARLES EBINGER AND
CHARLENE EBINGER

VERSUS

VENUS CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION

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APPEAL FROM THE
FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF LAFAYETTE, NO. 2003-5416
HONORABLE EDWARD B. BROUSSARD, DISTRICT JUDGE

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MARC T. AMY
JUDGE

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Court composed of John D. Saunders, Marc T. Amy, and Elizabeth A. Pickett,
Judges.

WRIT GRANTED. REVERSED AND REMANDED.

Wayne M. Babovich
Babovich & Spedale, PLC
1750 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 206
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 310-3886
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT:
Roy Carubba

Christopher John Couch
111 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Suite 1600
Metairie, LA 70005
(504) 838-7747
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT:
Roy Carubba

Thomas J. Eppling
Craig Wren Brewer
Sara P. Scurlock
Staines, Eppling & Myers
3500 N. Causeway Boulevard, Suite 820
Metairie, LA 70002
(504) 838-0019
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT:
Post-Tension Slabs, Inc.

William Lee Melancon
Thomas H. Morrow
Melancon & Associates
900 S. College Road, Suite 300
Lafayette, LA 70503
(337) 233-8600
COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS:
Charles Ebinger
Charlene Ebinger

Leigh Haynie
1009 Kidder Road
Carencro, LA 70520
(337) 886-9145
COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT:
Charles Ebinger

Glen E. Mercer
Kourtney Twenhafel French
Salley, Hite, Rivera & Mercer
365 Canal Street, Suite 1710
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 566-8800
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT RESPONDENT:
Maryland Insurance Company

W. Evan Plauche'
Justin E. Alsterberg
Shailendra Kulkarni
Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, LLP
One Galleria Boulevard, Suite 1400
New Orleans, LA 70011
(504) 836-6500
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPLICANT:
Venus Construction Corporation

AMY, Judge.

For the reasons cited in the companion appeal of Ebinger v. Venus Constr.

Corp., 10-194 (La.App. 3 Cir. _/_/10), _ So.3d _, the trial court’s dismissal of the

appellee - Post-Tension Slabs, Inc. pursuant to the granting of the exception of

prescription is reversed. This matter is remanded for further proceedings. All costs

of this proceeding are assessed against the appellee, Post-Tension Slabs, Inc.

WRIT GRANTED. REVERSED AND REMANDED.