Legal Opinion
Bourgeois v. Bourgeois
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 28, 1989No. 89-CA-0700PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Judge.
Allen J. Bourgeois, Sr., in proper person, appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for preliminary default in his action for separation from bed and board.1 The sole issue of this appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying the default judgment and basing its ruling on hearsay testimony that appellant and defendant, Barbara Bourgeois, had reconciled.
An appeal may be taken from a final judgment or from an interlocutory judgment which may cause irreparable injury. LSA-C.C.P. art. 2083. A judgment that determines the merits in whole or in part is a final judgment,…
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