Dumas v. Boulin

The issues in this case are preserved by bills of exception, and are likewise presented by a statement of facts. The circumstances pertinent to the first question we have investigated, are as follows : The suit was pending before the late Fourth District Court and was transferred, under the Constitution, to the Civil District Court. Defendant had, before the first named tribunal, demanded a jury and made the legal deposit for jury fees. Plaintiff transferred -the-record and cause, and then ruled the defendant to show cause why the case should not be placed upon the ordinary docket and tried…