Case Name: Melvin LACOSTE v. STATEWIDE TRAILER SALES, INC.
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1975-11-13
Citations: 325 So. 2d 363
Docket Number: No. 10570
Parties: Melvin LACOSTE v. STATEWIDE TRAILER SALES, INC.
Judges: Before LANDRY, COVINGTON and BARNETTE, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 325
Pages: 363–363

Head Matter:
Melvin LACOSTE v. STATEWIDE TRAILER SALES, INC.
No. 10570.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
Nov. 13, 1975.
Keith M. Whipple, Houma, for appellant.
Charles Hanemann and J. Mark Graham, Houma, for third party defendant Guerdon Industries, Inc.
Before LANDRY, COVINGTON and BARNETTE, JJ.

Opinion:
COVINGTON, Judge:
The appellant neither filed a brief nor appeared when the case was called for argument; therefore, under Rule VII, Section 5(B) the appeal is considered abandoned.
Further, appellee who filed an answer to the appeal abandoned said answer in open court.
Therefore, the case is dismissed at appellant's costs.
Dismissed.