Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:4439

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

The clerks of the district courts of the various parishes including the parish of Orleans, without extra charge, shall make all transcripts of appeal to the supreme court in triplicate.  Where a note of evidence has been taken in the case, a copy of the note of evidence shall be embraced in each triplicate copy of the record, and the whole as thus made up shall be forwarded to the clerk of the supreme court, who shall file the triplicate copies and preserve the same for the use of the court.