Thompson v. McCausland
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Case Certified from Court of Appeal, First Circuit. Action by J. W. Thompson against William MeCausland. From judgment for defendant, plaintiff appealed, and the Court of Appeal applies for instructions as to right of appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, C. J.
The case stated by the learned judges of the Court of Appeal is as follows;
Plaintiff brought suit in the district court for $95. Defendant reconvened, claiming $1,-950. The case was tried and submitted; and thereupon plaintiff filed a motion in writing that his suit be dismissed without prejudice to the reconventional demand, .which motion was denied; but, upon application to this court, the judge of the district court was directed to grant it. Judgment was then rendered in favor of defendant on the demand in reconvention; and plaintiff took an appeal therefrom to the Court of Appeal, which…
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