Hanchey v. St. Louis, I. M. & S. Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Thirtieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Caldwell; George Wear, Sr., Judge. Action by E. W. Hanchey against the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Company. From judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The judgment in this case was pronounced orally in the district court on the 2Sth of March, 1913, “in favor of the defendant, dismissing plaintiff’s action at his cost.” On the same day, an appeal was granted the plaintiff, returnable to this court on the 5th of May, 1913. The transcript was filed here on the 8th of May, 1913.
*354On the 13th of March, 1914, the appellee filed a motion to dismiss the appeal on the ground that no judgment had been signed in the district court, and therefore this court was without jurisdiction of the matter in controversy.
On the 30th of March, 1914, appellant’s…
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