Parish Court
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In Louisiana. A court established in each parish, having general probate jurisdiction, and a limited civil jurisdiction.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In Louisiana the local courts in each parish, corresponding generally to county and probate courts, and, in some respects, justices’ courts, in other states were formerly so called.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The name of a court established in each parish in Louisiana, and corresponding to the county courts or common pleas courts in the other states. It has a limited civil jurisdiction, besides general probate powers.
Defined under Parish in Black's Law Dictionary.