Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 9, 1928No. 29162PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Motion to Dismiss.
ST. PAUL, J.
Appellees (plaintiffs) move to dismiss the appeal herein taken by defendants on the ground that the court below (First judicial district court) “is a court of record, and that no written motion for an appeal in this cause was made or filed by the defendants herein.”
The minutes of the court below recite that—
“Oral motion for appeal [was] made by defendants; appeal devolutively granted, returnable to the Supreme Court,” etc.
I
In plaintiffs’ brief on the motion to dismiss it is said that the Constitution declares that district courts shall be courts of record…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Williams v. . GallatinNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Seattle Land & Improvement Co. v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1905
- City of New Orleans v. Carrollton Land Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
- State Ex Rel. Schoeffner v. DowlingSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Knoll v. KnollSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Ashmore v. Greater Greenville Sewer Dist.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1947
- Hutcheson v. AthertonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1940
- Aquamsi Land Co. v. City of Cape GirardeauSupreme Court of Missouri · 1940
- City of Phoenix v. Phoenix Civic Auditorium & Convention Center Ass'nArizona Supreme Court · 1965
- Longcor v. City of Red WingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1940
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