Case Name: State of Louisiana, ex rel. J. Hays, v. Judge of the Fifth District Court, Parish of Orleans
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1873-11
Citations: 25 La. Ann. 616
Docket Number: No. 4761
Parties: State of Louisiana, ex rel. J. Hays, v. Judge of the Fifth District Court, Parish of Orleans.
Judges: 
Reporter: Louisiana Annual Reports
Volume: 25
Pages: 616–616

Head Matter:
No. 4761.
State of Louisiana, ex rel. J. Hays, v. Judge of the Fifth District Court, Parish of Orleans.
If fclio appellant, when called on, does not adduce proof affirmatively to show that his surety is good, and no evidence to impeach him is offered, it is now the jurisprudence of this court that the judge a quo can not pronounce him to be insufficient and order execution to issue.
Some proof is necessary to destroy the presumption of sufficiency arising from the acceptance of the bond, with the surety signing it.
APPEAL for a writ of Prohibition directed to SE. SB. Oullom, judge of the Fifth District Court, parish of Orleans.
SB. SB. SFor-
man, for relator.

Opinion:
Hgvyeli,, J.
The only question presented in this proceeding is, whether or not the lower court can order the execution of a judgment, from which a suspensive appeal has been taken, because the appellant fails to produce and justify his surety on the trial of a rule taken by the appellee for the purpose of testing the sufficiency of the bond. Or, in other words, if when called on, the appellant does not adduce proof affirmatively to show that his surety is good, and no evidence to impeach him is offered, can the lower judge presume him to be insufficient, and order execution to issue ?
It is now the jurisprudence of this court that he can not, because some proof is necessary to destroy the presumption arising from the acceptance of the bond with the surety signing it. See 22 An. 592; 23 An. 714.
It is therefore ordered that the prohibition herein be made perpetual with costs, and without prejudice to appellee's right to impeach the surety on the appeal bond.