Wilson v. Lee

LAND, Justice.

1. Counsel for defendant, Jesse E. Lee, appellee, has filed a motion in this court praying that the devolutive appeal taken by plaintiff, Eugene L. Wilson, to the Second Circuit Court of Appeal, 196 So. 373, and transferred to this court, be dismissed on numerous grounds.

The following order for a devolutive appeal appears at page 34 (Vol. I) of the Transcript:

“Oak Grove, La.,

“May 11th, 1939.

“Court met in regular session, there were present the Hon. C. J. Ellis, Judge, Hon J. Vernon Sims, District Attorney, W. S. Bassett, Sheriff, and Joel B. Dickinson, Clerk.

“Eugene L. Wilson…