Case Name: SMITH vs. KEMPER
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1819-05
Citations: 6 Mart. (o.s.) 563
Docket Number: 
Parties: SMITH vs. KEMPER.
Judges: 
Reporter: Martin (Louisiana Term Reports)
Volume: 6
Pages: 563–564

Head Matter:
SMITH vs. KEMPER.
Appeal from the court of the fisrt district.
ment of facts be so imperfect, that court cannot irom it, discover the merits of the case, the appeal be ‘1,⅛¶1⅝⅛ If the state-

Opinion:
DerbigNY, J.
delivered tire opinion of the 1 court. In this case, the settlement of old and in- • iii 7, . . trícate accounts had been referred in the inferior court. Tiie referees made a report which was set aside, it is not seen upon what ground. The court afterwards pronounced judgment, allowing to the plaintiff nearly the same sum which the referees had found: and we are now called upon say whether this iudgrnent was correct. But J J ° in the paper, called a statement of facts, which comes up with the record, there is nothing that can enable this court to understand the accounts on which the parties are at variance, nor what are the points on which the appellant may wish to obtain a decision here. The accounts were originally submitted to referees, with the power to summon and hear witnesses, and to call for the production of documents and papers. No traces remain of what has been proved before them ; and of such vouchers as are contained in the record, only a part is recognized in the statement of facts. The case is in such a situation that we find it impossible toadjucate upon it.
Moreau for the plaintiff, Duncan for the defendant.
It is ordered, that the appeal be dismissed with costs.