Smith v. O'Reilly Elevator Co.
SMITH v. O'REILLY ELEVATOR CO., Limited
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On Motion to Dismiss Appeal.
LAND, J.
Judgment in favor of the defendant dismissing plaintiff’s suit was read and signed in open court on January 21, 1913.
On December 5, 1913, by motion made in open court, plaintiff obtained an order for a devolutive appeal from said judgment, and on December 10, 1913, perfected said appeal by filing bond in the sum fixed by the court.
Defendant has moved to dismiss the appeal on the grounds that no citation of appeal was ever prayed for by the appellant, or issued or served herein, and that, as the motion for appeal was granted at a subsequent term of the court, citation to the appellee was essential.
By Act No. 4 of 1896, p. 5,-the terms of the civil district court for the parish of Orleans begin on October 15th, and terminate- at the end of June, of each year. Hence the motion for the appeal was filed at the next term of the court. The record does not show that the appellant prayed for citation to the appellee, or that the latter was cited.
It is well settled that, when an appeal is taken at a subsequent term, the appellee must be cited. McGaw v. O’Bierne, 124 La. 989 , 50 South. 819 ; Gagneaux v. Desonier, 109 La. 460 , 33 South. 561 ; Wheeler & Pierson v. Peterkin et al., 38 La. Ann. 663 ; Trousten & *637 Co. v. Ware & Munn, 39 La. Ann. 939 , 3 South. 122 .
It is therefore ordered that the appeal herein be dismissed, with costs.
PROVOSTY, J., being absent on account of illness, takes no part.
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