H. G. Smith & Sons v. Succession of Jenkins
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany; Prentiss B. Carter, Judge. Action by H. G. Smith & Sons and the Smith Hardware Company against Mrs. Lilly J.Jenkins, widow and administrator of the Succession of John L. Jenkins. Erom a judgment ordering the homestead sold to pay debts, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommeryille, J.
The transcript in this case is most defective, and it is made in entire disregard of the rules of this court. It does not contain a copy of the docket entries showing the pleadings filed or that testimony was heard and filed.
The transcript only contains copies of some of the minutes of the district court, the opinion and the judgment of court, motion for new trial, appeal bond, and a rule taken by defendant upon the clerk alleging that the record of the cause could not be found, and asking that he show cause why the record should not be produced. The clerk accepted service of the rule, but…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Dauchite Lumber Co. v. Lane & Bodley Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
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