Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children v. Cage

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parlance, J.

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans dismissing, on the ground of want of jurisdiction ratione materise, a suit brought by the Louisiana Society for the. Prevention of Cruelty to Children against the surety on a bail bond for $500 furnished by a person charged with crime, to insure his appearance for preliminary examination in the Second Recorder’s Court for the parish of Orleans. The accused failed to appear as he had bound himself to do and the aforenamed society brought suit on the…