Succession of Pomeroy

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Succession of Pomeroy

21 La. Ann. 576

CourtSupreme Court of Louisiana

DecidedAugust 15, 1869

DocketNo. 184

StatusPublished

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Succession of Pomeroy, 21 La. Ann. 576 (La. 1869).

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Wyly, J.

A motion is made to dismiss this appeal because it has-been taken by tlie appellant, who is a married woman, without the authorization of her husband.

We do not find any evidence in the record of her husband’s authorization either to take this appeal, or to prosecute the suit in the lower court.

In her petition of opposition, in her motion for appeal and in her appeal bond she states that -she is “joined and authorized” by her husband, but the latter has not joined in:tbe-suit in the lower court ñor in the appeal; he has made no appearance whatever.

[577]*577In Lacour v, Delamarre et al., 2 A. 140, wliere the only evidence of tlie wife’s authorization was her pwn statement to that effect in her petition, this court said: “We have hold that where the husband and wife appear in the same suit as plaintiffs or defendants, or the husband appears in court as authorizing his wife, the authority on the part of the husband to the wife’s appearance necessarily follows, but in this case there is no appearance on the part of the husband in person or by attorney. We consider the rule well settled, and the authorities cited by the counsel for tlie apx>ellee are conclusive.”

The same doctrine was affirmed in Bray v. Bynum, 2 A. 879, where a married woman’s appeal was dismissed because it did not appear that she had been authorized to defend the suit below, and the husband did uot join in the petition of appeal, her averment that she was acting with his assistance not being sufficient.

In our opinion a married woman can only appear in court with her husband appearing also, or by showing his authorization otherwise than in her own averments or that of her counsel. C. C. 123; 111.230, 468; C. P. 108 ; C. P. 107, 118. .. •

If the husband refuse, or be under interdiction or absent, she may be authorized by the judge to appear in court. C. C. 126, 120.

The motion to dismiss must prevail.

It is therefore ordered that this appeal be dismissed at appellant’s costs

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Wyly, J.

A motion is made to dismiss this appeal because it has-been taken by tlie appellant, who is a married woman, without the authorization of her husband.

We do not find any evidence in the record of her husband’s authorization either to take this appeal, or to prosecute the suit in the lower court.

In her petition of opposition, in her motion for appeal and in her appeal bond she states that -she is “joined and authorized” by her husband, but the latter has not joined in:tbe-suit in the lower court ñor in the appeal; he has made no appearance whatever.

[577]*577In Lacour v, Delamarre et al., 2 A. 140, wliere the only evidence of tlie wife’s authorization was her pwn statement to that effect in her petition, this court said: “We have hold that where the husband and wife appear in the same suit as plaintiffs or defendants, or the husband appears in court as authorizing his wife, the authority on the part of the husband to the wife’s appearance necessarily follows, but in this case there is no appearance on the part of the husband in person or by attorney. We consider the rule well settled, and the authorities cited by the counsel for tlie apx>ellee are conclusive.”

The same doctrine was affirmed in Bray v. Bynum, 2 A. 879, where a married woman’s appeal was dismissed because it did not appear that she had been authorized to defend the suit below, and the husband did uot join in the petition of appeal, her averment that she was acting with his assistance not being sufficient.

In our opinion a married woman can only appear in court with her husband appearing also, or by showing his authorization otherwise than in her own averments or that of her counsel. C. C. 123; 111.230, 468; C. P. 108 ; C. P. 107, 118. .. •

If the husband refuse, or be under interdiction or absent, she may be authorized by the judge to appear in court. C. C. 126, 120.

The motion to dismiss must prevail.

It is therefore ordered that this appeal be dismissed at appellant’s costs

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