Poydras v. Livingston

This is an appeal from a decision of the parish judge, in sustaining an exception or challenge to his competency, made by one of the defendants, on account of his relationship to him.

It presents two questions for our solution. The first is a preliminary one, viz whether the decision is so far final as to be appealable from? The second brings us directly to the merits of of *293the case, viz. does any relationship exist between the judge and the party, as legally to authorize a recusation of the former?

I. A correct decision of the first question depends entirely on the just construction of the…