Legal Opinion
Drewett v. Carnahan
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 4, 1937No. 33920PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’NIELL, Chief Justice.
This suit was dismissed by the district court on an exception of no cause of ac tion. The Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment. The plaintiffs have brought the case here on a writ of review.
The reason given for the ruling that the petition of the plaintiffs did not disclose a cause of action was that they were suing as the heirs of a deceased person — Mrs. Louella Drewett Carnahan — and did not state directly what the relation between them and Mrs. Carnahan was. They -alleged that they were the only heirs of Mrs. Carnahan, and made other allegations indicating that…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Reeves v. Globe Indemnity Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- Tremont Lumber Co. v. MaySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
- West Orleans Beach Corporation v. MartinezSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
3Cited by10 opinions
- Lemoine v. LacourSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1948
- Pool v. PoolLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1943
- Drewett v. CarnahanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1938
- McCarthy v. OsbornSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- Sharp v. SharpSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
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