Case Name: O'BRIEN v. D'HEMECOURT
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1907-02-18
Citations: 118 La. 996
Docket Number: No. 16,451
Parties: O’BRIEN v. D'HEMECOURT.
Judges: 
Reporter: Louisiana Reports
Volume: 118
Pages: 995–999

Head Matter:
(43 South. 654.)
No. 16,451.
O’BRIEN v. D'HEMECOURT.
(Feb. 18, 1907.
On the Merits April 1, 1907,
Rehearing Denied April 29, 1907.)
1. Appeal — Suspensive Appeal — Dismissal.
The appeal is dismissed as a suspensive appeal.
2. Same — Devolutive Appeal.
Appeal remains unaffected by this dismissal to the extent appeal may be devolutive.
3. Divorce — Default—Effect op Judgment.
On a confirmation of a default in a case for separation from bed and board, the defendant, who has been regularly cited, must be held bound as in other cases by the judgment rendered, as relates to the evidence.
Defendant entered no appearance, and no evidence was offered in his behalf. There was sufficient testimony admitted to sustain the judgment.
TEd. Note. — For cases in point, see Cent. Dig. vol. 17, Divorce, §§ 521-523.]
4. Same — Alimony—Reduction.
The same rule applies to alimony: There was no testimony offered to prove that it was excessive. If excessive, as urged by defendant, he would not be precluded from making application for its reduction; the reduction to date from the day that the judgment would be rendered.
TEd. Note. — Eor cases in point, see Cent. Dig. vol. 17, Divorce, §§ 691-695. 769.]
(Syllabus by the Court.)
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Thomas C. W. Ellis, Judge.
Action by Julia A. O’Brien against Charles D’Hemecourt, her husband. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
Affirmed.
Albert Voorhies, for appellant. Foster, Milling & Godchaux, for appellee.

Opinion:
On Motion to Dismiss the Appeal.
BREAUX, C. J.
In a motion to dismiss, appellee suggests that the order granting a suspensive appeal had elapsed, and that therefore the appeal, in so far as it purports to be a suspensive appeal, should be dismissed.
The 10 days had elapsed from the date the judgment was signed to the day the order of appeal-was granted. The bond of appeal was signed after the 10 days had elapsed within which a suspensive appeal should be signed.
The appellant has no right to a suspensive appeal. Whatever right he has, if at all, must be urged on a devolutive appeal.
It is ordered, adjudged, and decreed that the appeal is dismissed in so far as it purports to be a suspensive appeal. The devolutive appeal remains unaffected by this dismissal, and the appellant is left with whatever right he may have to that appeal.