Legal Opinion
Wilson v. King
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 10, 1957No. 43206PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PONDER, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing plaintiff’s suit as being abandoned under the provisions of Article 3519 of the LSA-Civil Code.
On October 2, 1940 the plaintiff brought suit against the defendant seeking to recover $4,840. Judgment was entered by default on November 11, 1940. On June 26, 1950 plaintiff brought proceedings to revive the judgment of 1940 which was opposed on the ground of want of legal citation. On appeal this Court decreed the default judgment a nullity and rejected plaintiff’s demand to revive the judgment. Wilson v. King, 227…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Green v. SmallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
- Wilson v. KingSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
- State ex rel. Shields, Inc. v. Southport Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Metairie Bank in Liquidation v. LeclerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1941
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