Durbridge v. State
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge; H. F. Brunot, Judge. Action by William Durbridge against the state. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtNicholls, J.
The Attorney General and counsel for the defense move for the dismissal of the appeal taken in this ease on the grounds:
First. That the appeal was taken too late, more than a year having elapsed after the judgment was signed before the appeal was taken.
Second. The plaintiff, William Durbridge, having died since the appeal was taken, the appeal should be dismissed, as the suit cannot be revived in the name of the legal representatives.
In the brief filed on behalf of the plaintiff, it is stated that, the judgment rejecting plaintiff’s demand was rendered on the 17th of October, 1903, and on the…
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