Firemen's Ins. v. Hava
Firemen's Ins. v. Hava
Opinion of the Court
Although the learned counsel for Mrs. M. E. Hava, the plaintiff or relator herein, refers to this proceeding as a rule to show cause why the respondents should not be held in contempt of this court, it is in fact a rule to show cause why writs of prohibition should not issue, to prohibit any interference with the execution of a certain judgment rendered by the civil district court and affirmed by this court in the above-entitled cause. See Fireman’s Insurance Co. v. Hava et al. and Hava v. Livaudais (consolidated) 140 La. 638, 73 South. 708.
The plaintiff or relator alleged in her petition to this court that the judgment referred to recognized that she was entitled to ten-elevenths of a certain fund deposited in the
In his answer to the rule, the judge of the civil district court, division E, shows that the order for the writ of injunction complained of was not issued by him; that the application of Dr. Adrian Hava for the writ of injunction was made to the judge of division D of the civil district court, in a certain divorce suit, entitled Adrian Hava v. Marie Ernestine Chavigny Hava, before the allotment of that suit; that the judge of division D, having authority to issue the preliminary order before the allotment of the suit, granted the writ of injunction, on the 30th of December, 1916, before the judgment which had been affirmed by this court in the above-entitled case became final; that he, the judge of the civil district court, division E, was not asked to recall or modify the order for the writ of injunction, or to dissolve the writ, but that, on the 9th of March, 1917, the demand of Dr. Adrian Hava for a divorce was rejected and his divorce suit, in which the writ of injunction had issued, was dismissed, and, as a consequence, the writ of injunction was dissolved.
In his answer to the rule, the clerk of the civil district court shows that he has no interest whatever in this controversy, that he acted under the orders of the judge of the civil district court, and is ready to obey the orders of this court.
In his answer to the rule, Alfred F. Livaudais refers us to the opinion handed down by this court on the 11th of December, 1916, in the above-entitled case, 140 La. 638, 73 South. 708, for a chronological statement of the facts and pleadings preceding the" final judgment. He calls our attention to the fact that Dr. Adrian Hava was the only appellant in that proceeding before this court; that he, Livaudais, was not a party to the appeal, either as appellant or appellee, the appeal having been taken by Dr. Adrian Hava in vacation, without citation; that he, Livaudais, did not appear in this court, personally or through counsel, to answer the appeal, to file a brief, or for any other purpose. He alleges that, at that time, he had no interest in the issue or contest between the appellant, Dr. Hava, and the appellee, Mrs. Hava, as to whether the real estate and the
In his answer to the rule, Dr. Adrian Hava excepted to the proceedings on the grounds: First, that notice was not given of the intention to apply to this court for writs of prohibition; second, that the allegations of the petition for the writs were not sworn to; and, third, that the plaintiff, Mrs. Hava, had not applied to the civil district court for a rescission or modification of the order for the injunction complained of in her petition, and does not allege that she sought any relief from the civil district court before making application to this court for the exercise of our supervisory jurisdiction. This respondent alleged that he filed his suit for a divorce against his wife, the plaintiff in these proceedings, on .Saturday, the 30th of December, 1916, praying for a dissolution of the community existing between him and her, and for a writ of injunction to prevent her disposing of the property and fund described in her petition to this court, which he alleged belonged to the community; that, the next day being Sunday, and the next a legal holiday, his case was not allotted until Tuesday, the 2d of January, 1917; that at that time the decree or mandate of this court had not become final or executory; and that this court should not have been called upon to exercise original or supervisory jurisdiction in the premises, until the plaintiff in the rule had sought relief in the civil district court, in which the proceedings complained of were pending.
The rule issued herein is recalled, and the petition for writs of prohibition is denied at the cost of the petitioner.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- FIREMEN'S INS. CO. v. HAVA HAVA v. LIVAUDAIS. In re HAVA
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- Published
- Syllabus
- (Syllabus by the Court.) 1. Prohibition &wkey;»3(l) — Supreme Court’s Supervisory Jurisdiction. The Supreme Court will not exercise supervisory jurisdiction by the issuance of a writ of prohibition to a court of original jurisdiction, when it appears from the record that the party complaining has made no attempt to obtain relief, and might have obtained it, from the court of original jurisdiction. [Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Prohibition, Cent. Dig. § 4.] 2. Courts The Supreme Court will not exercise original or supervisory jurisdiction to decide a question that has been put at issue by the complainant or relator and is already pending before the judge to whom the complainant prays that a supervisory writ be directed. [Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Courts, Cent. Dig. §§ 499, 504, 619, 758%, 791.]