Brooks v. Smith
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Washington; Thomas Moore Burns, Judge. Action by John Brooks and wife against Henry J. Smith and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
On Motion to Dismiss.
LAND, J.
Appellees have moved to dismiss the appeal herein on the ground that the transcript was not filed until after the expiration of the extended return day as fixed by the order of this court.
The judgment was rendered on July 14. 1906, and the judge granted plaintiffs an appeal returnable to the Supreme Court on August 15, 1906. On the application of the appellants the return day was extended until September 15, 1906. The transcript was filed on September 20, 1906.
The settled jurispiudence of this court is that where an extension of time has been granted to file the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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