Legal Opinion
State v. Tomasella
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 30, 1942No. 36603PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Justice.
The application for writs of certiorari, prohibition, and mandamus in this case involve the question of whether or not the Juvenile Court or the Civil District Court of the Parish of Orleans has jurisdiction to award the custody of a minor child, who is charged with being neglected.
The parents of the little girl were married on May 24, 1938, and Shirley Mae, now three years of age, is the sole issue of the union.
On May 15, 1941, the husband instituted a suit for a separation from bed and board from the wife on the grounds of abandonment. She filed a reconventional demand…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State v. McCloskeySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
- Brana v. BranaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
- In Re OwenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
- State Ex Rel. Herbert v. RenaudSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- State v. McMillanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In Re SherrillSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
- McClellan v. Allstate Insurance CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- McCarty v. AndersonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1952
- State ex rel. KingLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
- State ex rel. Paul v. Department of WelfareLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964