Kempf v. Cummings

YELVERTON, Judge.

This appeal raises the issue of whether an abstracter, as a member of the public, has the right to remove original unbound acts and land records from a parish clerk of court’s office for the purpose of evading photocopying fees. The court below issued a ruling that, in effect, recognized the existence of such a right. We reverse.

FACTS

Charles Cummings is the defendant in this action. He is an abstracter with an office in Opelousas. As an abstracter, Cummings spends a lot of time in the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court’s office in Opelousas examining public records.

Patti Hebert…