Legal Opinion
Coulon v. Anthony Hamlin, Inc.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 12, 1957No. 43477PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOURNET, Chief Justice.
Certiorari was granted in this case, limited to the question of taxability of court costs against the party cast when such party is the unsuccessful plaintiff who has proceeded in form pauperis, the Court of Appeal for the Parish of Orleans having affirmed the lower court’s judgment against the plaintiff-appellant, at the cost of plaintiff, and in refusing a rehearing, having expressly adhered to its view that an unsuccessful pauper plaintiff must be condemned for costs. See La.App., 93 So.2d 557.
Suits in forma pauperis have been authorized in the courts of this State…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Jackson v. HartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
- Causey v. Opelousas-St. Landry Securities Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
- Causey v. Opelousas-St. Landry Securities Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
- Stringer v. Brown Paper Mill Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- Singleton v. First Nat. Life Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1934
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Thomas v. MobleyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Benjamin v. National Super Markets, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
- Buller v. Travelers Indemnity Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Williams v. FordLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
- Lasha v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
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