LOUISIANA FUEL SUPPLY COMPANY v. GUNTER

No. 11319.

230 So.2d 660 (1970)

LOUISIANA FUEL SUPPLY COMPANY, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Malcolm GUNTER and Malcolm Gunter d. b. a. Gunter Towing Service, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

February 6, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irwin L. Tunis, New Orleans, for appellant.

Hamilton & Carroll, by Orlando N. Hamilton, Jr., Oak Grove, for appellee.

Before AYRES, DIXON and WILLIAMS, JJ.


AYRES, Judge.

This is an action upon an open account. The minutes of the court reflect that a judgment was "rendered" rejecting plaintiff's demands. However, no signed judgment appears in the record. In fact, the record reflects the judgment was not signed.

The rule is well established that no appeal lies from a final judgment before it is signed. Until signed, the judgment is inchoate and the appeal is premature. Brock v. Police Jury of Rapides Parish, 198...

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