Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Mutual Building & Homestead Ass'n v. Judges of the Court of Appeal

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 15, 1901No. 14,024PublishedCited by 5 opinions

APPLICATION for a writ of Mandamus.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Breáux, J..

Eelator seeks to compel the Court of Appeal to exercise jurisdiction and review a judgment rendered by the District Court fixing the fee of the attorney appointed by the court to represent the absent-defendant.- • ■ " ’

The facts are:

Suit 'was instituted in the- District Court to foreclose a mortgage claim 'for twenty-four hundred dollars. The mórtgágeé in that' suit is. the'relator herb.' He bought the property at sheriff’s salb. Thereafter,' at the' instance of the attórney for the absent defendant; a rule was issued upon 'the MiituaT…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State v. Judge of the Parish Court of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1843

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Johnson v. Judges Court of AppealsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
  2. Robson v. BeasleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
  3. State ex rel. Department of Highways v. La BauveSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
  4. Burt v. SmissonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
  5. Frantz v. A. Levitan Furniture Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1922

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