Villerte v. Butman

The defendant having been sued as ’a resident of the parish of Tangipahoa, excepted to the jurisdiction of the court, claiming- his domicile in the 'parish of St. Tammany. The exception was maintained and plaintiff appealed.

The evidence sustains the judgment of the court a qua. It is shown that the defendant owns a residence in Mandeville, parish of St. Tammany, where he has resided continuously for ton or twelve years, his family never leaving there. He has been engaged in business in St. Helena, now Tangipahoa, since the first or second year of the war. His largest business establishment is…