State ex rel. Hinds v. Leonard
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; A. J. Murff, Judge. Mandamus by the State, on the relation of L. E. Hinds and wife, against F. A. Leonard, Clerk and Recorder, and another, to compel the cancellation of certain judgments, etc. From a judgment denying relators’ application, they appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, J.
Relators, L. E. Hinds and his wife, acquired certain real estate in Shreveport — L. E. Hinds by purchase, and Mrs. Hinds by inheritance — from M. A. Boynton, and, finding recorded against it two judgments in favor of the state of Louisiana, each for $250, rendered against their author as security on certain appearance bonds, given by persons charged with petit larceny, and recorded January 13, 1894, they applied to the district court for a writ of mandamus to compel the recorder to cancel the inscriptions, on the ground that the judgments are prescribed; and they made the district attorney a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1885
- State v. ToupsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1892
- State v. CoxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Hite v. HinselSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1887
- City of New Orleans v. ApkenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1884
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In re Aztec Land Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1919