Legal Opinion
Mathis v. Kansas City Southern Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 18, 1915No. 21305PublishedCited by 9 opinions
Appeal from Twelfth. Judicial District Court, Parish of Sabine; J. H. Boone, Judge. Suit by Mrs. Dottie Mathis against the Kansas City Southern Railway Company and others. Suit dismissed, and plaintiff allowed a devolutive appeal without giving bond for costs.
1Opinion of the Court
On Motion to Dismiss Appeal.
MONROE, C. J.
[1] Plaintiff’s suit having been dismissed, she was allowed a devolutive appeal without giving bond for costs, under Act 156 of 1912, which reads in part:
“That any person, who is a citizen of this state, or who if an alien, has been domiciled in this state for three years, shall have the right to prosecute and defend in all the courts of this state all actions to which he may be a party whether as plaintiff, intervener, or defendant, without the previous or current payment of costs or the giving of bonds for costs, if he is unable because of his…
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