Gilmore v. Brenham

The judgment of the court was pronounced by

Slidell, J.

In this case the appellees move to dismiss the appeal of John II. James, on the ground that a previous appeal was taken in the same case, which the appellant is to be considered as having abandoned by not filing in due season the transcript of appeal, and thereby having precluded himself from a second appeal, pursuant to articles 589 and 594 of the Code of Practice. For a proper understanding of the case it is necessary to set forth in detail the nature of the proceedings had in relation to this, and ten other causes, in which James, the…