Legal Opinion

Harris ex rel. Watson v. John S.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided October 15, 1841PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal by defendants from a judgment by default, before the District Court for the parish of Concordia, Tenney, J.

1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.

The defendants and appellants ask the reversal of a judgment by default made final against them, on an assignment of error apparent on the face of the record, which appears from the sheriff’s return, in the following words : ‘ Served on the Í6th September, 1840, by leaving a duly certified copy of this citation with the defendant, J. S. Alexander, in person, &c.; and served a duly certified copy on the other defendant, Thomas Alexander, in person at his domicil, &c.’ Neither of the defendants appeared in the court below.

Their counsel contends, that'they were not duly cited, because no copy of…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. Andrews v. SheehySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
  2. Gamburg v. RaySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
  3. Collins v. McCookLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1931
  4. Villeneuve Leblanc, Jr. & Co. v. PerrouxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1869
  5. White Hall Agr. Co. v. Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1911

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