FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE # 087

FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 10th day of October, 1997 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:
 

REHEARINGS GRANTED IN PART; OTHERWISE DENIED; SEE PER CURIAM:

96-C - 2913 KENNETH E. FORD, ET AL v. MURPHY OIL, U.S.A., INC., ET AL

C/W (Parish of St. Bernard)

96-C - 2917 CALOGERO, C.J. - subscribes to the majority action and

96-C - 2929 assigns additional reasons.

LEMMON, J. - not on panel; recused.

96-C - 2839 KEITH W. MARCEAUX, ET UX v. DENNY WAYNE GIBBS, ET AL (Parish of Acadia)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.
 

REHEARINGS DENIED :

96-C - 0732 C/W  96 C - 0741 HELENA BABIN KENNEDY v. JAMES KENNEDY (Parish of Claiborne)

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the rehearing.

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

96-C - 1110 ROBERT F. MEREDITH, III, JOHN W. CRANCER, HARRY F. HUFFT, L.D. UHLER, C. PAUL HILLIARD, JOE ELSBURY, JR., AND THE LOUISIANA INDEPENDENT OIL AND GAS ASSOCIATION, INC. v. HONORABLE RICHARD P. IEYOUB, IN HIS CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

CALOGERO, C.J. - would grant a rehearing.

LEMMON, J. - would grant a rehearing.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant a rehearing.

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

96-C - 2897 MONICA STROIK v. WILBUR PONSETI, WARREN WOODFORK, THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, AND ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0188 MELVIN GRAHAM v. WILLIS-KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER, ET AL (Parish of Caddo)

CALOGERO, C.J. - would grant a rehearing and assigns reasons.

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0393 DIANE M. WHITE v. WAL-MART STORES, INC. (Parish of Jefferson)

CALOGERO, C.J. - would grant a rehearing.

LEMMON, J. - would grant a rehearing.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant a rehearing.

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.