Legal Opinion
Mansur v. Abraham
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 4, 1935No. 33552PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’NIELL, Chief Justice.
The judges of the Court of Appeal for the First Circuit, availing themselves , of the provisions of section 25 of article 7 •of the Constitution (1921), have asked for instruction on a question of law. The question is whether, in a tort action, which is subject to the prescription of one year, the filing of the suit and serving of the citation on the next day after the year has expired will interrupt prescription, when the last day of the year was Sunday. Putting the question another way, may the injured party, in such a case, wait until Monday, the next day after the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Kelly, Weber & Co. v. F. D. Harvey & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
- Meyer v. BichowSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
- Rady v. Fire Ins. Patrol of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- John H. Catherwood & Co. v. ShepardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1878
- State ex rel. Duffel v. MarksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1878
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Foster v. BreauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- Conner v. Continental Southern Lines, IncorporatedSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- State Ex Rel. Graham v. Republican State Central CommitteeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
- Lambert v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New YorkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- Garland v. Town of Ville PlatteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
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