Roberts v. Benton
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the District Court for the parish of Carroll, Davis, J., in favor of the plaintiff.. moved to dismiss the appeal, and cited Code of Pr., 594. Dozer v. Sargent, 4 La., 41.
1Opinion of the CourtMorphy, J.
A motion to dismiss this appeal has been made,
which, in our opinion, must prevail. The ground assumed is that a previous appeal was taken, which the appellant neglected to prosecute. At the last term of this court, the appellant moved for an extension .of time to bring up his record, but the reason given in support of this motion appearing unsatisfactory, it was refused. When a party fails to take the necessary steps to prosecute his appeal, he will be considered as having abandoned it in the sense and meaning of article 594 of the Code of Practice ; and will not be allowed to renew it. It is…
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