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JONES v. DYER

No. 6976.

371 So.2d 1267 (1979)

Howell D. JONES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. P. M. DYER, Clerk of Court, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 23, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Skye, Alexandria, for defendant-appellant.

Provosty, Sadler & deLaunay, by H. Brenner Sadler, Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellee.

Walter M. Hunter, Jr., Alexandria, for defendant-appellee.

Before FORET, CUTRER and SWIFT, JJ.

CUTRER, Judge.

The single issue on appeal is whether a judgment is effective against third parties from the time it is filed with a Deputy Clerk of Court in open court or is it effective against third parties only when it is physically filed within the confines of the Clerk of Court's office.

The undisputed facts are that plaintiff, Howell D. Jones, was the owner of a 1/6 interest in immovable property located in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. One of the co-owners...

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