83 So. 457 | La. | 1919
A suit was brought against T. C. Barrett by a neighbor for fixing the boundary between their lands. In his answer to the suit he conceded the necessity of the boundary line being established, but alleged that whatever land the line thus to be fixed might take from him he would be entitled to a like quantity from his neighbor on the other side, Mrs, Teacle and her children, the relators in the instant proceeding, and he asked that the line be at the same time fixed as between him and them, and that they be cited. They joined in the suit; their defenses being: First, that the line between Barrett and them was already established, and hence did not need to be established anew; and, secondly, the prescription of 30 years acquirandi causa. These issues, so far as appears from the present record, were tried, and were determined by final judgment against the present relators. A writ of possession then issued at the instance of Barrett for putting him in possession of that part of the land on his side of the line as established in said suit between him and re-lators. Against this writ the relators applied to the learned respondent judge for an injunction, alleging that there had been no judgment, and that they were being illegally ousted of their possession. The respondent judge granted the injunction. Then Barrett
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The trial out of term time was therefore no trial; and, as a consequence, the legal situation is as if the injunction had been dissolved without a trial, or hearing, or, in other words, ex parte.
While, possibly, in this case the injunction should not have been granted, there is no showing made that any great injury would or might result to the defendant Barrett in allowing things to take their due course.
It is therefore ordered that a writ of mandamus issue to the trial judge, Hon. John R. Land, judge of the district court of the parish of Caddo, ordering and directing him to reinstate the injunction herein, and that the defendant T. C. Barrett pay the costs of the present application to this court.