Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. Brodnax

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 13, 1935No. 5126PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

DREW, Judge.

This is a suit to annul a judgment reviving a judgment obtained by J. Bardy Mitchell against Max Brodnax. The original judgment was obtained on February 6, 1914.

On January 29, 1924, Mitchell filed a suit to revive it. Brodnax was not cited until September 8, 1927, more than thirteen years after the original judgment was obtained. He did not answer the petition and on September 23, 1927, a judgment was rendered purporting to revive the judgment of date February 6, 1914.

The plaintiff herein contends that the judgment of revival is null and void and of no legal effect, for the reason…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. McDaniel v. SmithLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1930

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Interstate Electric Co., Inc. v. SmithLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1938

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