Mouton v. Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Railroad & Steamship

Suit to recover the value of a horse alleged by plaintiff to have been shipped over the defendant railroad and not delivered at the point of destination.

Defendant and appellee moves the dismissal of this appeal on the ground that same has been abandoned. Five years having elaipsed since it was indefinitely continued by the order of this court, without any steps taken in the prosecution of the same. The appeal was filed at Crowley on July 8, 1920. Thence by the order of this court and the consent of counsel it was transferred to be argued and submitted at Baton Rouge. It was then, by the order…