Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1993

Albritton v. Fidelity National Bank Trust ex rel. Albritton ex rel. Hibernia National Bank

Albritton v. Fidelity National Bank Trust ex rel. Albritton ex rel. Hibernia National Bank
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided May 14, 1993 · Authority, Dennis, Freezing, Income, Marcus, Ortique, Stay, There, Vacate, Watson
617 So. 2d 943; 1993 La. LEXIS 1691; 1993 WL 157588 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Albritton v. Fidelity National Bank Trust ex rel. Albritton ex rel. Hibernia National Bank

Opinion of the Court

In re Albritton, Alvin Hughes; — Defendants); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. 93CW-0647; Parish of East Baton Rouge, 19th Judicial District Court, Div. “H”, No. 331,389.

Denied. The court of appeal did not abuse its discretion in staying the trial court’s release order pending consideration on the merits of the application filed in that court. Relator may reapply if the court of appeal rules adversely or fails to rule promptly.

MARCUS, DENNIS and WATSON, JJ., would vacate the stay; there is no legal authority for an order freezing the trust income. ORTIQUE, J., not on panel.

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