Massett v. Landry

Irvin C. Massett has applied to us for supervisory writs following a judgment of the First City Court of the City of New Orleans setting aside a default judgment in favor of plaintiff and granting the defend*1200ant a new trial. The applicant complains that the motion for a new trial was filed too late and the trial court had no authority to grant the untimely motion.

The record shows that on January 6,1981, Massett filed an action for damages and payment of past due rent against Donald P. Landry in the First City Court for the City of New Orleans, and that Landry was served with personal service…