Legal Opinion
Peters v. Life General Security Ins. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 9, 1981No. 80-C-2855PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
392 So.2d 1054 (1981)
George PETERS, Husband of and Doris Peters and George Peters Enterprise
v.
LIFE GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE CO.
No. 80-C-2855.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
January 9, 1981.
Denied.
2Concurrence · LemmonLemmon, J.
MARCUS, DENNIS and WATSON, JJ., would grant the writ.
2Concurrence · LemmonLemmon, Justice
In Orrell v. Southern Farm Bureau Cas. Ins. Co., 248 La. 576, 180 So.2d 710 (1965) this court held that an appellant's failure to perfect a devolutive appeal timely was a jurisdictional defect and could be raised at any time, either by the appellee or by the court. However, the use of the term "jurisdictional" was imprecise and unfortunate.
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4Cases cited2 opinions
- Orrell v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1965
- Hill v. Gandolfo Realty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
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