Legal Opinion
Urquhart v. Spencer
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 1, 2016No. 2015-CA-1354; CONSOLIDATED WITH: NO. 2015-CA-1355PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE SANDRA CABRINA JENKINS
| , These consolidated appeals arise from a May 29, 2015 money judgment in favor of plaintiffs Joseph Urquhart and James M. Nye, and against unspecified “defendants.” For the reasons that follow, we find that the judgment on appeal lacks necessary decretal language, and is not a valid, final judgment. Consequently, this court lacks jurisdiction. We dismiss these appeals without prejudice and remand this matter to the trial court so that a proper judgment can be rendered.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On May 9, 2012, a tractor-trailer rig driven by defendant Larry…
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