Cartwright v. Puissigur
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Walter B. Sommerville, Judge. Action by Mrs. Arthur Cartwright against John P. Puissigur. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
This is a suit for personal injuries. Plaintiff, representing that her husband was insane and had been confined for several years in the Louisiana Retreat, obtained the authorization of the court to institute suit. Defendant excepted that the judge had no power to grant such authorization on the facts set forth in the petition. Thereupon the plaintiff caused her husband to be duly interdicted by judgment of court, and filed a supplemental petition, in which she reiterated all the allegations of her original petition and prayed for authority to sue and to stand in judgment. Plaintiff was again…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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