Case Name: SHIELDS v. LEESVILLE
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1927-05-03
Citations: 6 La. App. 297
Docket Number: 
Parties: SHIELDS v. LEESVILLE
Judges: 
Reporter: Louisiana Court of Appeals Reports
Volume: 6
Pages: 297–298

Head Matter:
No. -
First Circuit
SHIELDS v. LEESVILLE
(May 3, 1927. Opinion and Decree.)
Ferguson & Newman, of Leesville, attorneys for plaintiff, appellant.
A. B. Cavanaugh, of Leesville, attorney for defendant, appellee.

Opinion:
ELLIOTT, J.
Suit contesting the election of a parish printer, on the ground that he was not elected within the time provided by the law. Act 141 of 1912, Section 22, (Amd. Act 134 of 1920).
The Town of Leesville, appellee, moves the dismissal of this appeal on the ground that no citation of appeal has issued and that no citation, petition or order of appeal has been served on appellee.
' Appellant by his counsel, answering the motion, alleges that he personally knows that there was a citation and that service of the petition and citation was made. That the omission of the documents from the record was unknown to him or his client for the reason that they had no opportunity to view the record before the morning on which the motion to dismiss was filed. That the missing documents can be secured if appellant be given an opportunity to do so and placed in the record. Appellant prays for permission and opportunity to complete the record.
The answer to the motion is not verified in any way, but it is signed by counsel. The record shows that an appeal was taken by the plaintiff and appellant and citation prayed for. There is an order granting the appeal, but it does not appear that any citation issued and, of course, there is no return showing service.
As plaintiff's counsel alleges that he personally knows that there was a citation and service and as citation and service is prayed for, we will remand the case in order that the record if, in fact, incomplete, may be completed and the completed record returned into this court at Lake Charles on or before May *14, 1924. If citation was not, in fact, issued and served on appellee, as declared in the answer to the motion, the case is remanded in order that citation of appeal may be served or prayed for.