Case Name: Sarah Jacobs v. S. Levy
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1857-06
Citations: 12 La. Ann. 410
Docket Number: 
Parties: Sarah Jacobs v. S. Levy.
Judges: 
Reporter: Louisiana Annual Reports
Volume: 12
Pages: 410–410

Head Matter:
Sarah Jacobs v. S. Levy.
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.”
APPEAL from the Fifth District Court of New Orleans, Augustin, J.
Wooldridge & Lemly, for plaintiff.
B. O. Elliott, for defendant and appellaht.

Opinion:
Buchanan, J.
The 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
The defendant relies in this court entirely on the want of a statement of reasons in the written judgment of the District Court.
The judgment reads as follows: " After hearing evidence and argument of counsel, for the reasons assigned in open court, it is adjudged and decreed," &c.
We 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."
Judgment affirmed, with costs.