Legal Opinion

Reynolds v. Reiss

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 9, 1916No. 21916PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; George H. Théard, Judge. Action by Hampton Reynolds against John Reiss and the New Orleans Terminal Company. Defendants’ plea of prescription sustained, and plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

On Motion to Dismiss Appeal.

SOMMERVILLE, J.

[1] March 15, 1916, plaintiff obtained an order for a devolutive *157appeal, returnable to tbe Court of Appeal, parish of Orleans, on furnishing bond in the sum of $25. The bond was not furnished, and the appeal was not consummated.

March 21, 1916, plaintiff alleged in the district court that he had erred in moving for an appeal to the Court of Appeal, and he asked for and obtained an order of appeal to the Supreme Court.

Defendants allege that plaintiff and appellant abandoned his appeal to the Court of Appeal, and is therefore precluded from attempting…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Vallee v. HunsberrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1902

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Importsales, Inc. v. LindemanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
  2. Antoine v. FranichevichSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
  3. Deshotels v. Statewide Trailer SalesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
  4. Vercher v. Toda Enterprises, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
  5. Morello v. ViolaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1953

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