Legal Opinion

King v. Watts

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided July 15, 1871No. 201PublishedCited by 3 opinions

APPEAL from tlie Fourteenth Judicial District Court, parish of Ouachita.

1Opinion of the CourtHowell, J.

This is au action to enjoin and annul a judgment in the case of J. T. Watts, Administrator, v. J. W. T. Richardson, G. King and W. H. Gale, on a promissory note made by said defendants, on the following grounds:

First — Plaintiff did not appear, was not represented, and did not authorize an attorney to represent him in said suit.

Second — Said judgment was not rendered by default regularly taken or on final proof made.

Third — lie neither confessed nor authorized any one to confess said judgment.

Fourth — Admitting he had an attorney, such attorney was not authorized to confess judgment or…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Barrow v. BarrowSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
  2. Bloom v. MundyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1933
  3. Interdiction of LepineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926

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