Legal Opinion
Zatarain v. Portera
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 23, 1953No. 20018PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
63 So.2d 477 (1953)
ZATARAIN
v.
PORTERA.
No. 20018.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Orleans.
February 23, 1953.
Rehearing Denied March 23, 1953.
Writ of Certiorari Denied April 27, 1953.
Montgomery, Barnett, Brown & Sessions and Arthur B. Hammond, Jr., New Orleans, for plaintiff and appellant.
James P. Vial, Hahnville, for defendant and appellee.
McBRIDE, Judge.
This appeal presents the question whether plaintiff had abandoned the case by reason of his failure to take steps towards its prosecution for five years during which time the defendant was in the armed forces.
Plaintiff instituted his suit on…
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