Legal Opinion
Pray v. First Nat. Bank of Jefferson Parish
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 11, 1994No. 93-CC-3027PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
634 So.2d 1163 (1994)
Horace Clint PRAY and Superport Marketing Corporation
v.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF JEFFERSON PARISH.
No. 93-CC-3027.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
February 11, 1994.
2Per curiam
Granted. The primary purpose of La.Code Civ.Proc. art. 2126's authorization to dismiss appeals for non-payment of costs is to dismiss the appeal as abandoned, in those cases in which the appellant files a timely appeal and thereafter decides not to pursue it. A secondary purpose is to ensure prompt payment of costs of appeal by dilatory appellants. The focus of district courts in deciding Article 2126 motions to dismiss…
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