Legal Opinion
Chapa v. Chapa
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 25, 1985No. CA 84 0678PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
471 So.2d 986 (1985)
Jesse M. CHAPA, Jr.
v.
Rose Marie CHAPA.
No. CA 84 0678.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
June 25, 1985.
Stuart R. Thomson, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellee Jesse M. Chapa, Jr.
Sylvia Roberts, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.
Before COLE, CARTER and LANIER, JJ.
COLE, Judge.
The issue presented in this appeal is whether the alleged failure of an attorney to comply with the instructions of the nonresident defendant he was appointed to represent provides a basis for setting aside a judgment which is valid in all other respects.
Appellant, Rose Marie Chapa, and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Ceyte v. CeyteSupreme Court of Virginia · 1981
- Mouton v. VallotLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- Demery v. NelkenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
3Cited by7 opinions
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