Carvin v. Thos. C. Bates & Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
from the Fifth District Court of New Orleans. D. Augustin, J. Partnership property must be applied to the payment of partnership debts, in preference to those of the individual partners.” C. C., 2794; 12 L., 870; 13 L., 279; 2 R., 458; 11 R., 130; 2 A., 87 and 810; 3 A., 189 and 319.
1Opinion of the Court
Spoitoed J.
The New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western Railroad Company has appealed from a judgment condemning the Company, as garnishee, to pay to the plaintiff the amount of his judgment against T. C. Bates & Co.
The plaintiff sought and procured his judgment against the firm of T. C. Bates & Co., in its social name, and the pleadings nowhere disclose the individual names of the partners.
The Railroad Company cited in garnishment was asked, whether anything was due by the Company to “defendants, Thos. C.Bates & Co., or to Thos. C. Bates and-Benson ?”
The Vice President of the Company, on its…
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