Case Name: H. B. Claflin & Co. vs. Lisso & Scheen
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1879-02
Citations: 31 La. 171
Docket Number: No. 7325
Parties: H. B. Claflin & Co. vs. Lisso & Scheen.
Judges: 
Reporter: Louisiana Annual Reports
Volume: 31
Pages: 171–173

Head Matter:
No. 7325.
H. B. Claflin & Co. vs. Lisso & Scheen.
The filing of an answer in this court by the appellee, in which he does not reservohis right to dismiss the appeal, amounts to an abandonment of his previous motion to dismiss.
A judge has no authority to release an attachment of property claimed to be exempt from seizure on the ex parte application of the defendant. The plaintiff must be duly notified of the application, and given an opportunity to be heard.
APPEAL from the Seventeenth Judicial District Court, parish of Red River. Broughton, J.
T. T. & A. B. Land and Kennard, Howe & Prentiss for plaintiffs and appellants.
J. F. Pierson, W. M. Levy, L. B. Watkins, and Egan & Ogden for defendants and appellees.

Opinion:
On Motion to Dismiss.
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Spencer, J.
Defendants and appellees filed motion to dismiss appeal, and on same day filed their answer, praying that the judgments be affirmed. In this answer there is no reservation of their right of dismissal. The motion to dismiss must be considered as abandoned and waived by the answer. 27 A. 284; 8 R. 168; 3 R. 169; 6 N. S. 531.