Charles B. Nelsen & Co. v. Rodriguez

Plaintiff is a commercial partnership domiciled in the city of New Orleans, and defendant is a resident of Bluefields, Nicaragua.

Plaintiff alleges that defendant violated a written contract to deliver to plaintiff, at the city of New Orleans, 150,000 feet of mahogany lumber at the price of $7,500, by selling the lumber to a third person, thereby causing a loss to xilaintiff of the sum of $4,762.50.

The curator, ad hoc, appointed to' represent the nonresident defendant, filed an exception to the jurisdiction of the court, on the ground that no property belonging to the defendant had been…