BRADLEY v. JONES

No. 53657.

297 So.2d 198 (1974)

Madie BRADLEY, wife of Emanual JONES v. Emanual JONES.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied July 1, 1974.

Concurring Opinion July 2, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Brockman, Student Practitioner, Arthur A. Lemann, III, Loyola Law School Clinic, New Orleans, for plaintiff-applicant.

Philippi P. St. Pee', Metairie, Jefferson Bar Assn. President Francipane, Regan & St. Pee', Metairie, for amicus curiae.


BARHAM, Justice.

This suit began as an action for divorce in forma pauperis. The petition for divorce prayed for appointment of an attorney to represent the defendant, alleged to be a non-resident believed to be residing in Hazelhurst, Mississippi. Upon learning that the relator, Madie Bradley Jones, could pay neither the fee nor the expenses of an appointed attorney, the district court refused to sign the necessary order for appointment of an attorney to represent...

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