Supreme Court of Louisiana, 2013

State v. Butler

State v. Butler
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided April 11, 2013
111 So. 3d 1008; 2013 WL 1679806; 2013 La. LEXIS 850 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

State v. Butler

Opinion of the Court

In re State of Louisiana; — Plaintiff; Applying For Supervisory and/or Remedial *1009Writs, Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court Div. M, No. 538-091; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2013-K-0414.

Writ granted. The magistrate court’s ruling approving the property bond is reversed for the reasons expressed by the dissenting judge in the court of appeal. The 2008 procuration did not expressly grant the representative the authority to bind her principal in a contract of surety-ship to fulfill the obligations of another. La. Civil Code art. 2997 and 3038.

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