Brown v. Green
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; E. K. Skinner, Judge. Action by Selina Beatrice Brown, wife of Charles Hudson, against Delphine Green, wife of Frank Walker. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Motion to Dismiss the Appeal.
BREAUX, C. J.
[1] The grounds are that the bond is insufficient, as the amount in*727volved is $2,000, and the appeal bond is for $50, and that there was no order of devolutive appeal issued by the court. We hold that the appeal, none the less, is good as a devolutive appeal. We are not of opinion that two orders were necessary. Twelve months since the judgment was rendered have not elapsed. This point was directly decided in Hillard v. Taylor, 114 La. 890, 38 South. 594. The court said, in answer to a similar objection, that the only effect of ordering the dismissal…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Day v. BaileySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- Hillard v. TaylorSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Succession of HardestySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1877
3Cited by3 opinions
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