Case Name: Lynn G. DIFFERDING v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY through Malcolm R. Millet, Director
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1980-07-07
Citations: 398 So. 2d 574
Docket Number: No. 12914
Parties: Lynn G. DIFFERDING v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY through Malcolm R. Millet, Director.
Judges: Before ELLIS, CHIASSON and PONDER, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 398
Pages: 574–575

Head Matter:
Lynn G. DIFFERDING v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY through Malcolm R. Millet, Director.
No. 12914.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
July 7, 1980.
Douglas H. Greenburg, Houma, for plaintiff and appellee.
Foye L. Lowe, Jr., Associate Gen. Counsel, Baton Rouge, for defendant and appellant.
Before ELLIS, CHIASSON and PONDER, JJ.

Opinion:
ELLIS, Judge.
ON REHEARING
We granted rehearing herein because we were advised for the first time in the applications for rehearing, that plaintiff had died prior to oral argument herein. Of course, a personal non-heritable action is abated by the death of the plaintiff. There was, therefore, nothing for this court to rule on when our original opinion was handed down.
The opinion is therefore withdrawn, and the action declared abated as of the date of death of the plaintiff, August 5, 1979. Apparently, the attorneys for both parties were aware of Mr. Differding's demise, but neither saw fit to advise the Court of that fact. Costs shall therefore be equally shared by both parties.
JUDGMENT RECALLED.