Merrill v. Theard

ROGERS, Justice.

Relator complains that he was refused a suspensive appeal in a certain cause pending in division B of the civil district court for the parish of Orleans.

Answering the rule nisi granted upon relator’s complaint, the respondent judge says that he refused to grant the appeal for the reason that relator, who was not a party litigant, failed to allege and show either an interest in the res involved in the litigation or a pecuniary interest in the subject matter of the suit or that he was prejudiced by the judgment rendered therein, relator’s only alleged interest being based…