Legal Opinion

State v. Cobb

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided December 1, 1913No. 20,254PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Beauregard; A. M. Barbe, Judge. Action by the State against Otis Cobb and others. From the judgment, defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtSommeryille, J.

The state moves to dismiss the appeal on the ground that the transcript was not timely filed.

The appeal was granted by the district court September 16th and was made returnable to the Supreme Court on the first Monday in October, 1913, more than 15 days after the date of the order of appeal,' in accordance with Act 106 of 1908, p. 163; and the transcript of appeal was filed October 13, 1913.

The Code of Practice, art. 564, provides that:

“An appeal is the act by which one of the parties to a suit has recourse to a superior tribunal, in order to have the judgment of an inferior court corrected.”

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2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Borgnemouth Realty Co. v. Gulf Soap Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
  2. Vaughn v. American Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
  3. New Iberia Nat. Bank v. LyonsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
  4. Succession of IllgSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
  5. Duncan v. GillLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969

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