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12 La. Ann. 410

Jacobs v. Levy

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 15, 1857

Supreme Court of Louisiana · decided 1857-06-15

<p>It is a sufficient compliance with Art. 72 of the Constitution, for the Judge to state in his decree that, “ after hearing evidence and argument of counsel for the reasons assigned in open court, it is adjudged and decreed, &c.”</p>

Decided 1857-06-15

Buchanan, J.

¶1The defendant is appellant from a judgment condemning him to pay one hundred and fifty dollars damages for a very gross slander of the chastity of plaintiff, who is a married woman, and whose behavior is proved to be correct

¶2The defendant relies in this court entirely on the want of a statement of reasons in the written judgment of the District Court.

¶3The judgment reads as follows: “ After hearing evidence and argument of counsel, for the reasons assigned in open court, it is adjudged and decreed,” &c.

¶4We think this satisfies the requirement of the Article 12 of the Constitution of the State, that Judges shall “ in all cases adduce the reasons on which their judgment is founded.”

¶5Judgment affirmed, with costs.

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