Legal Opinion
Shaw v. Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 4, 1979No. 6762PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GUIDRY, Judge.
MOTION TO REMAND
The plaintiff-appellee, Michael D. Shaw, moves to dismiss the appeal of the defendant-appellant, Louisiana Department of Education, on the grounds that the defendant did not perfect its devolutive appeal within the delay allowed by law. LSA-C.C.P. Article 2087.
The plaintiff obtained a confirmed default judgment on May 2,1977, for the sum of $18,000 plus interest and costs. The defendant, the Louisiana Department of Education, did not appeal from this judgment.
On February 22, 1978, the defendant-appellant filed a petition seeking to nullify the default judgment. A…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Graves v. Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
3Cited by4 opinions
- Pierce v. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, ETC.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
- Shaw v. Louisiana Department of EducationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
- First National Bank of Commerce v. SealeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
- Shaw v. State ex rel. Department of EducationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980