Legal Opinion
Nicholls v. Maddox
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 15, 1900No. 13,296PublishedCited by 16 opinions
APPEAL from the Twelfth Judicial District, Parish of Calcasieu. Bead, J.
1Opinion of the Court
Oh MotioN to Dismiss Appeal.
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Watkins, J.
The motion to dismiss rests on the ground, that the judgment sought to be appealed from is a final judgment, and that same not having been signed by the judge a quo, the appeal is premature — an exception of no cause of action having been sustained and suit dismissed.
The contention of counsel is, that such a decree is a final judgment, and should have been signed by the District Judge. Code of Practice, Art. 546; Saloy vs. Collins, 30 Ann., 63; State ex rel. Dixon vs. Judge, 26th Ann., 119.
The averment of the…
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