Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Cameron v. Lane

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 15, 1884No. 9113Published

APPEAL from tbe Twelfth District Court, Parish of Grant. Mcvrbin, J.

1Concurrence

Concurring Opinion.

Bermudez, C. J.

I consider that the continuance was properly refused ; that the objections to the appointment of the experts and to their report, as well as to the manner in which the case was tried and disposed of, lack legal foundation.

It has been a practice of long standing in courts having competent jurisdiction, to appoint ex parte, on the filing of the petition, experts to ascertain and report whether the property, the partition whereof is sought, can or not be conveniently divided in kind. When the parties thus appointed have qualified and made their report, a rule is…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Appeal in the case of Billington's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1831
  2. Conner v. ToddSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1886
  3. Taylor v. BreischSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1887

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