Consolidated Credit Corp. of Baton Rouge v. Forkner

BAILES, Judge.

This matter is before us at this time on a motion to dismiss the appeal taken by the defendant-appellant, Hannah Forkner, from a judgment rendered below. The motion was filed by the plaintiff-appellee, Consolidated Credit Corporation of Baton Rouge, Inc., and is grounded on the theory that the appeal was not perfected in a timely manner.

The chronological sequence of events preceding this motion are as follows. Plaintiff, as holder in due course of a note executed by defendant, brought suit against the defendant seeking judgment for the amount of the note, interest and attorney…