Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1981

Pillow v. Board of Commissioners for the Fifth Louisiana Levee District

Pillow v. Board of Commissioners for the Fifth Louisiana Levee District
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided April 24, 1981 · Blanche, Lemmon, Marcus
399 So. 2d 210; 1981 La. LEXIS 7904 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Pillow v. Board of Commissioners for the Fifth Louisiana Levee District

Opinion of the Court

In re Board of Commissioners for the Fifth Louisiana Levee District, applying for writ of certiorari and for stay order. Parish of Madison. No. 78-518.

Writ denied.

Dissenting Opinion

MARCUS, BLANCHE and LEMMON, JJ.,

would grant a continuance. The trial judge after permitting counsel to withdraw from the case abused her much discretion in denying the client a continuance in order to obtain new counsel and to afford new counsel an opportunity to prepare for a complex case.

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