Case Name: The New Orleans Canal and Banking Company et al. v. The City of New Orleans
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1875-05
Citations: 27 La. 505
Docket Number: No. 4350
Parties: The New Orleans Canal and Banking Company et al. v. The City of New Orleans.
Judges: Ludeling, C. J. I concur in the decree.
Reporter: Louisiana Annual Reports
Volume: 27
Pages: 505–506

Head Matter:
No. 4350.
The New Orleans Canal and Banking Company et al. v. The City of New Orleans.
The motion to dismiss the appeal made by each, of the two plaintiffs, on the ground that all the plaintiffs wore not made parties to the appeal, can not provail. There is but one judgment in the case, for which an appeal was granted in open court within ten days-after the rendition of the judgment and at the same term of court. Ko citation was necessary and both plaintiffs were made parlies to said appeal, taken by motion. The fact that afterward a petition for an appeal was tiled did not affect what was previously done.
Act Ko. 30 of the acts of 1871, entitled “An Act for the drainage of 2Tew Orleans” does not repeal the act of 1858, which provides for leveeing, draining and reclaiming swamps in certain portions of the parishes of Orleans and Jefferson. It only changes, in some-degree, the mode by which the drainage is to be accomplished and the means to be applied, but the act itself still stands.
The main reliance of the plaintiffs is, that the lands belonging to them have not been and will not be benefited by the drainage works which are now in progress. But this allegation is not supported by the testimony of the witnesses.
APPEAL from tbe Fifth District Court, parish of Orleans. Leanmoni, J.
George L. Bright, for plaintiff and appellee. B. F. Jonas„ city attorney, for defendant and appellant.

Opinion:
On Motion to Dismiss.
Ludeling, C. J.
A motion to dismiss this appeal is made by each' of tbe two plaintiffs, the bank and George L. Bright, on the grounds-that all tbe plaintiffs are not made parties to the appeal. There is- only one judgment in the case from which an appeal was granted, in open court, within ten days after the rendition of the judgment, and. at the same term of the court. No citation was necessary, and both plaintiffs were made parties to said appeal, taken by motion. The fact that afterward a petition for an appeal was filed, did not affect what had been previously done.
The motion to dismiss is overruled.