Whitney v. Finnegan
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; E. K. Skinner, Judge. Action by Mat' Whitney against Sara C. Finnegan, his wife. Judgment for plaintiff. Proceedings by the wife to have the judgment obtained against her on the ground of abandonment annulled and decreed void. Rule refused, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
Plaintiff brought this action by rule to have a judgment, obtained by her husband against her on the ground of abandonment, annulled and decreed void.
*573The defendant did not object to the proceeding by rule.
A suit, in which the plaintiff obtained a judgment of separation from bed and board on the ground of abandonment, was filed on Feb. 3, 1909, and the allegations upon which he obtained a decree of separation were that his wife had abandoned him, and the further allegation that his “wife was absent from the state.”
At his instance, a curator ad hoc was appointed to represent her, upon whom the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Cormier v. DeValcourtSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1881
- State ex rel. Griffith v. ReedSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1898
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