Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. Sullivan
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 31, 1913No. 19,764PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Certiorari to Court of Appeal, Parish of Webster. Suit by Edward. Edwin Sullivan against Jack Maynor and others. The court of Appeal reversed a judgment for plaintiff, and he applies for certiorari or writ of review.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Plaintiff brought suit in the district court of Webster parish against defendants, residents of said parish, to recover a four-ninths undivided interest in a certain tract of land situated in the aforesaid parish.
Defendants were cited, issue joined by default, and judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff. The judgment contains the following recital;
*600“By reason of the law and the evidence being in favor thereof, and by farther reason of a default having been entered herein and after legal delays duly proved up, it is hereby ordered,” etc.
The citation served on the defendants cited them to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Kendrick's Heirs v. KendrickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1841
- Dupuy v. ArceneauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1869
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Mihaljevich v. JurischLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1915