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ECONOMY CARPETS, ETC. v. BETTER B. BUR

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit
Apr 16, 1977
346 So. 2d 727 (La. Ct. App. 1977)

Opinion

No. 11430.

March 10, 1977. Rehearing Denied April 16, 1977.

APPEAL FROM 19TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE; HONORABLE MELVIN A. SHORTESS, JUDGE.

Don T. W. Phelps and Anthony J. Clesi, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-relator.

Bart Eaton and D. Bert Garraway, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-respondent.

Before ELLIS, CHIASSON and PONDER, JJ.


This action is before us on a motion to dismiss an appeal as being premature. We issued a show cause order on February 28, 1977, ordering that the parties show cause why the appeal should no be dismissed.

On February 7, 1977, a judgment was signed in favor of plaintiff in conformity with a jury verdict. On February 10, 1977, the judge signed a supplemental judgment on two remaining issues in the trial, which were not before the jury. On February 10, 1977, an order granting plaintiff a devolutive appeal was signed by the judge. On February 11, 1977, defendants filed a timely motion for a new trial. On February 15, 1977, plaintiff had a supplemental order for appeal signed and posted an appeal bond. At the hearing on the motion for a new trial, the court refused to entertain the motion, holding that it had been divested of jurisdiction by plaintiff's appeal.

We believe the plaintiff's appeal is premature and should be dismissed. In Jenkins v. Liberty Life Assurance Company, 198 So.2d 151 (La.App., 1st Cir. 1967), plaintiff timely applied for a new trial; thereafter, defendants filed an appeal bonds, thereby perfecting their appeal. The court ruled that the motion for appeal was premature because there was pending before the court a motion for a new trial. See also American National Insurance Company v. Ramon, 204 So.2d 798 (La.App., 4th Cir. 1967); and Billeaud v. Perry, 336 So.2d 539 (La.App., 4th Cir. 1976).

For the above reasons, the plaintiff's appeal is dismissed at its costs.

APPEAL DISMISSED.


Summaries of

ECONOMY CARPETS, ETC. v. BETTER B. BUR

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit
Apr 16, 1977
346 So. 2d 727 (La. Ct. App. 1977)
Case details for

ECONOMY CARPETS, ETC. v. BETTER B. BUR

Case Details

Full title:ECONOMY CARPETS MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS, INC. v. BETTER BUSINESS…

Court:Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit

Date published: Apr 16, 1977

Citations

346 So. 2d 727 (La. Ct. App. 1977)

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