MOITY v. MAHFOUZ

No. 510.

137 So.2d 513 (1961)

Warren J. MOITY, Plaintiff-Relator, v. Alex MAHFOUZ, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Certiorari Denied November 29, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren J. Moity, New Iberia, plaintiff-relator, in pro. per.

Simon & Trice, By: J. Minos Simon, Lafayette, for defendant-respondent.

Before TATE, FRUGE, SAVOY and HOOD, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The relator was convicted of contempt for making immaterial and scandalous allegations in pleadings filed in connection with a civil suit for judgment upon a note for $308. He was sentenced to serve ten days in the parish jail under the provisions of LSA-R.S. 13:4611. He has applied to this court's supervisory jurisdiction for relief.

The general rule is that a conviction for contempt is not appealable in the absence of a constitutional or statutory...

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