René v. René

Louisiana Court of Appeal

René v. René

657 So. 2d 788, 95 La.App. 4 Cir. 0460, 1995 La. App. LEXIS 1822, 1995 WL 385666

CourtLouisiana Court of Appeal

DecidedJune 29, 1995

DocketNo. 95-CA-0460

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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René v. René, 657 So. 2d 788, 95 La.App. 4 Cir. 0460, 1995 La. App. LEXIS 1822, 1995 WL 385666 (La. Ct. App. 1995).

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Opinion

MURRAY, Judge.

Ginette Alcindor Rene, Plaintiff/Appellant, has appealed the trial court’s denial of her Motion for Alimony After Divorce. This appeal was lodged in this Court without a signed judgment as required by La.Code Civ. Proe. art. 1911. Although the record contains oral reasons for judgment given following the hearing on Ms. Rene’s motion, these do not take the place of a signed judgment. City of Kaplan v. Mayard, 616 So.2d 826 (La.App. 3rd. Cir.1993).

The Louisiana Supreme Court held that the correct interpretation of the Louisiana article 1911 is that an appeal granted before the signing of a final judgment is subject to dismissal until the final judgment is signed. Overmier v. Traylor, 475 So.2d 1094 (La. 1985).

Since no judgment has ever been signed in this ease, Ms. Rene, unlike the appellant in Overmier, will be able to begin the appeal process once the judgment has been reduced to writing and signed.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

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