Veith v. Reynoir

By Act No. 615 of 1954, Article 3519 of the LSA-Civil Code was amended by the addition of the following paragraph:

“Any appeal, now or hereafter pending in any appellate court of the State, in which five years have elapsed without any steps having been taken in the prosecution thereof, shall be considered as abandoned, and the court in which said appeal is pending shall summarily dismiss such appeal.”

The appeal in this matter was lodged on June 27, 1949. No steps were taken in the prosecution thereof and accordingly counsel for appellant was given due notice that on the 3rd day of January,…