Legal Opinion
Scott v. Ratcliff
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 18, 1928No. 28952PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Motion to Dismiss Appeal.
ROGERS, J.
The plaintiff appealed from an adverse judgment by the district court to the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit. When the record was lodged in the appellate court, the appellee moved to dismiss the appeal, on the ground that the Supreme Court, and not the Court of Appeal, had appellate jurisdiction of the case. The Court of Appeal (5 La. App. 412) found his contention to be correct, but refused to dismiss the appeal, ordering, in lieu thereof, that it be transferred to this court. The Court of Appeals did not fix any delay in which the transfer should be…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- De Brueys v. BurnsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
- State ex rel. Scott v. RatcliffLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1926
3Cited by9 opinions
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