Fruge v. City of New Orleans

ORDER

PLOTKIN, Judge.

This matter is before us on the Plaintiffs motion to dismiss the defendant’s suspen-sive appeal as untimely.

On October 22, 1990, the plaintiff, Melva Fruge, was awarded a $150,000 judgment against the defendant, the City of New Orleans. At the conclusion of the trial, the judge recessed court to deliberate, then returned to the bench and rendered oral reasons for judgment. All parties and *1201their counsel were present. The trial court instructed plaintiffs counsel to prepare a written judgment, which was signed two days later, on October 24, 1990.

The defendant did not file a…