Legal Opinion

Sharp v. McBride

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided December 15, 1913No. 19,527Published

Appeal from Twentieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Terrebonne; R. B. Butler, Judge ad hoc. Action by William B. Sharp against James M. McBride. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.

1Opinion

On Application for Rehearing.

LAND, J.

[10] Defendant filed in this court a plea of tbe prescription of three years and contends that tbe two citations served on tbe defendant did not interrupt tbe current of prescription.

Tbe petition of tbe plaintiff was filed on January 15, 1908. On January 30, 1908, defendant appeared and excepted to plaintiff’s demand. This exception was taken up, evidence adduced, and was overruled. On June 14, 1909, tbe defendant answered to tbe merits, and in due course tbe case was tried, and judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff.

Plaintiff’s cause of action did…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Succession of BaumgardenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1883
  2. City of New Orleans v. WalkerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1871
  3. Oriol v. HerndonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1886
  4. Villeneuve Leblanc, Jr. & Co. v. PerrouxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1869
  5. City of New Orleans v. HallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1869

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