POLICE JURY OF PARISH OF ASCENSION v. SHAFFETT

No. 83 CM 0011.

428 So.2d 977 (1983)

POLICE JURY OF the PARISH OF ASCENSION v. Richard SHAFFETT, d/b/a Farm and Acreage Realty Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

February 22, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent J. Sotile, Donaldsonville, for plaintiff-appellee.

James O. Ervin, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

Before LOTTINGER, COLE and CARTER, JJ.


COLE, Judge.

This matter is before the Court on plaintiff's motion to dismiss defendant's unlodged devolutive appeal. At issue is whether or not the appeal was filed timely.

The following facts appear from the attachments to the motion. Trial on the merits was held on February 19, 1982. The defendant was absent and unrepresented at the trial. On March 1, 1982, a judgment in favor of plaintiff was read, rendered, and signed and reasons for judgment were issued...

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