Louisiana Court of Appeal January 26, 2000, No. 99-CA-2198 (Dempster v. A.P. Green Industries, Inc.)

| .KLEES, Chief Judge.

Appellants were sued under the Louisiana Direct Action Statute, La.Rev.Stat. Ann. 22:655, in Orleans Parish. In response to this petition, appellants filed a declinatory exception of improper venue, which was overruled by the trial court. Appellants filed a timely appeal seeking review of the trial court’s decision as to the proper venue for this action.