State ex rel. Miller v. Reid
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Twelfth District Court, Parish of Calcasieu. Fournet, J. •The State of Louisiana and the police jury of Calcasieu parish are co-plaintiffs and joint litigants in this case. The police jury has the right and authority to employ associate counsel. The petition being signed, with the consent of the district attorney, by co-counsel, is an admission by him that said counsel jointly with him represent the interests of plaintiffs.
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APPEAL from the Twelfth District Court, Parish of Calcasieu. Fournet, J. •The State of Louisiana and the police jury of Calcasieu parish are co-plaintiffs and joint litigants in this case. The police jury has the right and authority to employ associate counsel. The petition being signed, with the consent of the district attorney, by co-counsel, is an admission by him that said counsel jointly with him represent the interests of plaintiffs. He is concluded thereby and estopped from denying their authority. 5 An. 119; 24 An. 135, 136; 1 Dillon Municipal Corp., 4th Ed., Sec 479. The district…
1Opinion of the Court
On Motion to Dismiss Appeal.
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Watkins, J.
The several grounds assigned in defendant’s motion *166need not be enumerated, but may be stated and decided seriatim more conveniently.
The first in order is that there are no proper parties to this appeal. It appears that the district attorney, who filed suit and represented the State as relator and party plaintiff, declined to prosecute an ap - peal from the judgment rendered in favor of the defendant, and the Attorney General applied for and obtained an order of appeal, and has appeared in this court personally and…
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