Legal Opinion
Mississippi River Bridge Authority v. Norman
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 29, 1956No. 42665PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Justice.
The judgment in this case was read and signed on July 15, 1955, and, on Au-. gust 18, 1955, plaintiff was granted an appeal returnable to this court on Friday, October 14, 1955. As plaintiff is a public body, the order of appeal properly dispensed with the requirement of an appeal bond, R.S. 13:4581, and consequently the rendition of the order ipso facto perfected the appeal. Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Louisiana Pub. Serv. Comm’n, 185 La. 729, 170 So. 548. However, the transcript was not filed in this court until Tuesday, October 18, 1955.
Since that date was not within…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Whitney Central Trust & Savings Bank v. Greenwood Planting & Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1920
- Aaron v. MizerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
- State Ex Rel. Marcade v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Louisiana Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
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3Cited by3 opinions
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