Legal Opinion

Succession of Lynch

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 26, 1909No. 17,577PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Walter Byers Sommerville, Judge. In the matter of the succession of Allen Lynch. From an order dismissing petition to set aside the probate of an alleged will, Mrs. Anthony Hollins appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

BREAUX,-C. J.

The grounds are:(1) No appeal bond has been furnished.(2) No amount fixed for the bond.(3) At any rate, not an amount sufficient for the bond, and no bond with the required, conditions furnished.(4) Want of jurisdiction ratione materias.

In time after the judgment had been rendered, on motion of plaintiff and appellant, the court had an order entered upon the minutes granting a suspensive appeal returnable on the first Monday of April, 1909, “upon plaintiff furnishing bond required by law.”

On the same day that the order of appeal was entered on the minutes, appellant gave bond in…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Allen v. RodgersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1861
  2. Woodville v. KlasingSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1899
  3. Bockel v. RudmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1874

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. CookSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
  2. Layman v. Succession of WoulfeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
  3. Pan-American Bank & Trust Co. v. RansomSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
  4. Succession of DerouenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
  5. Godchaux v. StilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928

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