Legal Opinion

Ruppert v. Fontenot

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 29, 1915No. 21687PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Action by Christian Ruppert against Louis Fontenot, sheriff, and others. Injunction dissolved, and plaintiff applies for a writ of mandamus ordering the district judge to fix the amount of bond for a suspensive appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.

Relator asks that a mandamus issue to the district judge ordering him to fix the amount of the bond for a suspensive appeal in this case, where the appeal was taken from an order dissolving an injunction, which had been obtained by him, staying executory process against his property.

The injunction obtained by relator was without bond, under provisions of article» 739 and 740, of the Code of Practice. The injunction was subsequently dissolved on motion of the plaintiff in the executory proceedings. Relator appealed and the court fixed the bond for a suspensive appeal “in accordance with law,”…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. Judge of the First DistrictSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1841
  2. State ex rel. Williamson v. Judge of the Fourteenth Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1878
  3. State ex rel. W. & H. Stackhouse v. Judge of the Fifth District Court for the Parish of OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1869
  4. State ex rel. Vial v. Judge of the Twenty-Sixth District CourtSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1884

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Succession of RothSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
  2. Watson v. SchmidtSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
  3. Rozan v. VillereSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1920
  4. Folse v. DaleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
  5. Tyler v. PhillipsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1932

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