Ebey v. Grant

PRICE, Judge.

Plaintiff filed this mandamus action seeking an order directing the sheriff of Ouachi-ta Parish to accept appearance bonds written by him as agent for Cotton Belt Insurance Company. The trial court held it lacked jurisdiction to grant the relief sought and dismissed plaintiff’s petition. Plaintiff appeals. We note our own lack of jurisdiction and transfer the appeal to the Louisiana Supreme Court.

Plaintiff’s petition alleged that he has been licensed by the state and the city of Monroe to engage in the business of issuing bail bonds; that he is an authorized agent for the Cotton…