Legal Opinion
Frazier v. Muse
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 29, 1956No. 4226PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from judgment in favor of defendant. Defendant filed in this Court a motion to dismiss the appeal.
The record reflects: Plaintiff by oral motion on January 13, 1956, devolutively appealed to this court, upon the District Court’s oral ruling in favor of defendant at conclusion of the trial. Written judgment was not signed, however, until January 16, 1956, or three days subsequent to the order of appeal.
“ ‘It is now the well-settled jurisprudence of this State, that no appeal lies from a judgment before it is signed; in such a case the judgment is inchoate, and the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Greene v. BaynardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. CallicottLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
- Perrodin v. TillsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1951
- Poole v. Home Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
3Cited by4 opinions
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