No. 10998 Precedential Dismissed Processed

Baker v. Edwards

Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit · Filed November 15, 1976 · 339 So. 2d 927

Also decided on this docket: La. Ct. App. 1st Cir., April 30, 1968 210 So. 2d 912

Cited by

Talley v. Enserch Corp. 589 So. 2d 615 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1991
Peters v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America 511 So. 2d 37 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1987
Ermert v. Union Labor Life Insurance 341 So. 2d 1129 La. 1977

Opinion text

CHIASSON, Judge. Plaintiffs-appellants brought this proceeding seeking a mandamus against the defendants-appellees to compel the enactment of legislation establishing a uniform system for securing and compensating qualified counsel for indigents as required by the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, Article I Section 13. The District Court sustained an exception of unauthorized use of summary proceedings and dismissed plaintiffs’ suit. Plaintiffs then perfected this appeal. Passage of Act 653 of 1976 makes the questions presented in this case moot. Therefore, this appeal is dismissed at appellants’ cost. DISMISSED.