Legal Opinion

Cooley v. Broad

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 15, 1877No. 6477PublishedCited by 7 opinions

APPEAL from the Fifth District Court, parish of Orleans. Onllom, J.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Spencer, J.

Plaintiff moves to dismiss this appeal of defendants, on the following' grounds;

First — That the record does not contain any written note of the evidence offered and received on the trial.

Second — That it does not contain any statement of the facts agreed upon by the parties, or made by the judge.

Third — That it does not contain any bill of exceptions, or assignment of errors.

“ The Supreme Court can only exercise its jurisdiction in so far as it shall have knowledge of the matters argued or contested below.” C. P.895.

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2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Williamson v. Enterprise Brick Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
  2. Nunez v. SerpasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
  3. American Adjustment Co. v. BatisteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
  4. Serpas v. TrebucqLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1941
  5. Kenabrew v. SchneiderLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1950

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