Legal Opinion
Jones v. Dyer
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 23, 1979No. 6976PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CUTRER, Judge.
The single issue on appeal is whether a judgment is effective against third parties from the time it is filed with a Deputy Clerk of Court in open court or is it effective against third parties only when it is physically filed within the confines of the Clerk of Court’s office.
The undisputed facts are that plaintiff, Howell D. Jones, was the owner of a Vfe interest in immovable property located in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. One of the co-owners, Dimitri J. Filostrat, sold his Vfc interest to two other co-owners plus three other persons by deed dated September 14, 1977. This deed…
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