Case Name: Santo PANEBIANGO v. MAIN INSURANCE COMPANY
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1973-11-30
Citations: 286 So. 2d 155
Docket Number: No. 6079
Parties: Santo PANEBIANGO v. MAIN INSURANCE COMPANY.
Judges: Before SAMUEL, GULOTTA and FLEMING, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 286
Pages: 155–155

Head Matter:
Santo PANEBIANGO v. MAIN INSURANCE COMPANY.
No. 6079.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.
Nov. 30, 1973.
Monroe & Lemann, New Orleans, Emile E. Martin, III, Belle Chasse, and Peter G. Williams, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appel-lee.
Nelson, Nelson, Garretson, Lombard & Rothschild, Michael A. Dessommes, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.
Before SAMUEL, GULOTTA and FLEMING, JJ.

Opinion:
SAMUEL, Judge.
The only matter before us at this time is a motion to dismiss the appeal taken by the defendant. Plaintiff has filed the motion in this court seeking the dismissal solely on the ground " . . . that the appeal bond furnished by appellant herein is not a valid bond because there is no power of attorney attached thereto and made part of said bond as is required by law . . . " The bond in question is signed on behalf of the appellant by a person designated as an attorney-in-fact and on behalf of the bondsman, Northwestern National Insurance Company, also by a person designated as an attorney-in-fact. No power of attorney is attached to the bond, nor is any power of attorney contained in the record.
This court is without authority to initially decide the issue presented. Under the pertinent articles of our Code of Civil Procedure, the motion must be addressed to the trial court which, even after the timely filing of the appeal bond, retains jurisdiction for the purpose of considering objections to the form, substance and sufficiency of the bond and of permitting the curing thereof. LSA-C.C.P. Arts. 2088, 5123, 5124 and 5126.
Accordingly, the motion to dismiss the appeal is denied and dismissed.
Motion dismissed.