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11 La. 268

Sumner v. Bertoli

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 15, 1837

Supreme Court of Louisiana · decided 1837-06-15

Eastern Dist. APPEAL FROM THE rARISII COURT FOR- THE PARISH AND CITY OF NEW-ORLEANS. This suit was instituted to recover an account for merchandize and groceries sold and delivered to the defendant, amounting to three hundred and fifty dollars. The plaintiffs had final judgment without any answer filed or defence made.

Decided 1837-06-15

Bullard, J.,

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2The appellant assigns as error, that it does not appear by the record that any witnesses were sworn according to law, in order to prove the claim of the plaintiffs.

¶3It appears by the judgment itself, that the testimony of Henry Fisher satisfied the court below of the justice of the plaintiffs’ demand. His testimony could not have been before the court, if he had not been previously sworn to give evidence. The defendant made no defence to the action, and does not now pretend that the evidence offered was insufficient, nor has he enabled us to decide upon such a question, by bringing up with the record,-a statement of what the witness testified.

¶4We are satisfied that the sole object in prosecuting this appeal was delay.

¶5It is, therefore, ordered, adjudged and decreed, that the judgment of the Parish Court be affirmed, with costs ; and ten per cent, damages.

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