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WATERS v. KEEVER

No. 83-232.

442 So.2d 868 (1983)

Johnnie WATERS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steve KEEVER, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 14, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Ortego, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

Johnnie Waters, in pro. per.

Before CUTRER, DOUCET and LABORDE, JJ.

LABORDE, Judge.

In this appeal the sole specification of error is whether the Sulphur City Court acted prematurely and without jurisdiction when it rendered a default judgment against the defendant nine days after citation and service of process while the defendant, under LSA-C.C.P. art. 4915, was entitled to ten days to answer the petition.

This suit was instituted by Johnnie Waters, who claimed that Steve Keever...

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