Legal Opinion

Lemoine v. Lopez

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided April 28, 1987No. CA-7468Published

1Opinion of the Court

BARRY, Judge.

Ex proprio motu we questioned our jurisdiction over this appeal from the First City Court, Parish of Orleans. Accordingly, we issued an order to show cause why the appeal should not be dismissed as untimely.

La.C.C.P. Art. 5002 provides:

A. An appeal from a judgment rendered by a city court or a parish court may be taken only within ten days from the date of the judgment or from the service of notice of judgment, when such notice is necessary.

B. When an application for new trial is timely filed, however, the delay for appeal commences on the day after the motion is denied, or from…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Muse v. DouglasLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
  2. First National Bank of Commerce v. SealeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985

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