# River Marine Contractors Inc. v. Board of Commissioners

> Supreme Court of Louisiana · April 27, 1990 · 559 So. 2d 1383

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/7582185

## Case

- **Full name:** RIVER MARINE CONTRACTORS INC. v. The BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE ST. BERNARD PORT, HARBOR AND TERMINAL DISTRICT and the Board of Commissioners for the Port of New Orleans
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Louisiana
- **Decided:** April 27, 1990
- **Citations:** 559 So. 2d 1383; 1990 La. LEXIS 1067; 1990 WL 54576
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Cited by:** 1 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

In re River Marine Contractors Inc.;— Plaintiff(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 89CW-2149; Parish of St. Bernard, 34th Judicial District Court, Div. “C”, No. 61-732.
Prior report: La.App., 556 So.2d 284 .
Writ granted. The order of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal to dismiss River Marine Contractors, Inc.’s petition without prejudice on the grounds of sovereign immunity is hereby reversed and this matter is remanded to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal to consider the exception of improper venue filed by the Board of Commissioners for the Port of New Orleans.

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