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FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

The Opinions handed down on the 17th day of October, 2006, are as follows:

BY KIMBALL, J.:

2005-CC-2289 JASON MALLETT v. PAOLA MCNEAL AND UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE

ASSOCIATION (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

C/W

2005-CC-2322
CHARLES RICHEY AND BARBARA RICHEY v. INFINITY INSURANCE COMPANY,

KAMERON E. DIXON AND KEITH DIXON (Parish of Vernon)

Therefore, we affirm the district court's denial of the exception of
prescription in 05-CC-2289, and we vacate the ruling in 05-CC-2322 and
remand the case to the district court for further proceedings
consistent with this opinion.

05-CC-2289 AFFIRMED.

05-CC-2322 VACATED AND REMANDED.

VICTORY, J., dissents and assigns reasons.


10/17/2006

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 05-CC-2289
JASON MALLETT
v.
PAOLA MCNEAL AND UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE
ASSOCIATION

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEAL FIRST CIRCUIT,
PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE

c/w
No. 05-CC-2322
CHARLES RICHEY AND BARBARA RICHEY
v.
INFINITY INSURANCE COMPANY, KAMERON E. DIXON AND KEITH
DIXON

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEAL THIRD CIRCUIT,
PARISH OF VERNON

KIMBALL, J.
We granted certiorari and consolidated these two cases to determine whether the insurance companies

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