Supreme Court of Louisiana March 15, 1848 (Hill v. Bowden)

The judgment of the court was pronounced by

King, J.

The appellee Copley has moved to dismiss the appeal, on the ground that the service of- the-petition of- appeal was accepted without his authority by his attorney, and that, if the acceptance be deemed-to have been authorized, it can have no greater effect than if the petition had been actually served, which service it is contended would be