Sundmaker v. Gaudet
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Thomas C. W. Ellis, Judge. Action by John H. Sundmaker against J. A. Gaudet and Henry Lambert. Action dismissed as to Lambert. Judgment in favor of defendant Gaudet, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Plaintiff sued J. A. Gaudet and Henry Lambert for damages for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. The suit as against Lambert was dismissed on •exception to the jurisdiction of the court ratione personae, said defendant being a resident of another parish. Gaudet filed an ex-eeption of no cause of action, which was •overruled, and then he pleaded the general issue. The case was tried before the judge a quo without a jury, and there was judgment in favor of the defendant Gaudet. Plaintiff appealed.
On May 31, 1901; 12 valuable cows belonging to , Gaudet were stolen from his pasture in…
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