Legal Opinion

Foreman v. Montgomery

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided October 7, 1987No. 86-888PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KNOLL, Judge.

J. Boring Montgomery, Jr., Executor of the Estate of J. Boring Montgomery, and Michael Montgomery (hereafter Montgomery), appeal an adverse judgment casting them for costs of a jury trial. The final judgment on the merits did not assess costs and provided that costs would be taxed upon motion. Ronald Foreman (hereafter Foreman) initiated a rule to cast Montgomery with costs. After a contradictory hearing the trial court cast Montgomery with all costs totaling $9,270.72. Montgomery appeals contending the court erred in: (1) casting all costs against Montgomery; (2) disallowing…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. American Deposit Ins. Co. v. WalkerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
  2. Foreman v. MontgomeryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
  3. Medders v. RyleMississippi Supreme Court · 1984

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Purvis v. Grant Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2014
  2. Matter of Succession of JamesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
  3. Sheffield v. Union Texas Petroleum Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1991

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