Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1867

Hutchinson v. Richardson

Hutchinson v. Richardson
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided April 15, 1867 · Howei, Iiowedd
70 La. Ann. 187

Hutchinson v. Richardson

Opinion of the Court

Howei/d, J.

This is an action upon a promissory note, duo on 12th January, 1859, against which the prescription of five years is pleaded by H. Richardson, against whom alone judgment was rendered.

He accepted service of the petition on the 10th January, I860, about seven years after the maturity of the note sued on, and there is no legal evidence in the record showing an interruption or suspension of the prescription pleaded.

*188It is therefore ordered, that the judgment appealed from be reversed, and that there bo judgment in favor of defendant, Ilardy Richardson, with costs in both courts.

070rehearing

Same Cake.—On Ai’m-joatton eor RionEARTNO.

IIowedd, ,T.

A rehearing is asked lor in this case, on the. ground that a motion to dismiss the appeal was not passed upon.

In the, application, it is admitted that said motion was notin the. record, but it was filed ; and, on referring to the clerk’s docket, wo find an entry of the filing- of a motion to dismiss, on 2d March, 1867, which motion, for the first time., comes to our knowledge on the application for a rehearing-.

The appeal was made returnable, and the transcript filed, on Monday, 25 th February, 1867. Court was held on each day of that week, except. Saturday, March 2d, when tlio motion was filed. More than three judicial days liad elapsed, and the motion, consequently, came too late. 17 A. 21. The ease was submitted on the 4th, upon the brief of counsel for defendant—no brief of plaintiff’s counsel or motion to dismiss coming- into the hands of tho Court—and tho caso decided on the -31th. Under those circumstances, we do not feel authorized to open the ease for the purpose of examining a motion to dismiss the, appeal.

Rehearing- refused.

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