Case Name: J. W. Jacobs vs. Yale & Bowling
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1887-03
Citations: 39 La. Ann. 359
Docket Number: No. 9910
Parties: J. W. Jacobs vs. Yale & Bowling.
Judges: 
Reporter: Louisiana Annual Reports
Volume: 39
Pages: 359–362

Head Matter:
No. 9910.
J. W. Jacobs vs. Yale & Bowling.
Where an appellee files an answer to ike appeal, wlierein lie seeks to increase the judgment in bis favor, be waives bis motion to dismiss the appeal for formal irregularities.
One who sells an immovable to another, with full warranty, and afterward has conveyed to him an outstanding interest in the property, thereby cures the defect in bis original title, which enures to the benefit of bis vendee.
If such outstanding interest is conveyed to the wife of the vendor, in community with him, it is the same as if conveyed to himself. Neither the wife or any vendee of bis acquires any title to this outstanding interest in the property.
A PPEAL from the Eleventh District Court, parish of Natchitoches'. Pierson, J.
B(/an c6 Pierson, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
W. J. McDonald and B. E. Buchner, for Defendants and Appel- • Icos.

Opinion:
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Todd, J.
There are two appeals in this case, one from an order dissolving an injuntion on bond, and another from a judgment on the merits.
Except on the ground of want of jurisdiction rations materice, embraced in one of the motions which we must notice on our own motion, we cannot consider these motions, since they were waived by the appellee's answer to the appeal, wherein they asked that the judgment be affirmed, and for $300 damages for a frivolous appeal.
We could not grant these damages, or even affirm the judgment unless we take cognizance of the appeal. We could not affirm the judgment appealed from, and could not award the damages claimed except by a decree of this Court, and we could render no decree or judgment unless we recognized and maintained the appeal, and ignored the motion to dismiss.
The prayer of the petition is for the rescission of a sale, the recovery of $1675 paid on the price, and of $2040, the value of the improvements made by the vendee on the land sold, which shows plainly that this Court has jurisdiction of the cause.
The motion to dismiss appeal is therefore denied.