Legal Opinion

Sale v. Van Bibber

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided July 15, 1856Published

APPEAL from the District Court of the parish of Caddo, Land, J.

1Opinion of the CourtMerrick, C. J.

This action was brought to annul a will, and also to enjoin the proceedings of the executors during the pendency of the action of nullity.

The principal complaint made by the appellant in this case is, that the injunction was improperly issued, and that it ought to have been dissolved and damages decreed him for counsel fees as well as costs, instead of which he has been decreed to pay the costs.

The deputy Clerk was without the power to grant the injunction. Gerald v. Gerald, 6 An., 243; Wungerter v. White, ibid, 487.

*629The injunction having been issued by an incompetent person, and being a…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Benkard v. BabcockThe Superior Court of New York City · 1864

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