Reeves v. Globe Indemnity Co. of New York

DORE, Judge.

This case was first appealed to the Supreme Court, and on the motion of the defendant and appellee to dismiss the appeal the same was transferred to this court for adjudication. See Reeves v. Globe, etc., 182 La. 905, 162 So. 724, 725. In its decision the Supreme Court held:

“This is a suit for damages for physical injuries, and this court is therefore without jurisdiction ratione materia.”

The issue was squarely before that court as to whether the action was one ex con-tractu or ex delicto, and it was held to the legal category of actions ex delicto. We can therefore proceed to an…