Howe v. Frazer
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from the District Court of the First District, Buchanan, J. Howe having recovered $500 damages, in an action of slander against Frazer, the latter appealed, and the judgment was affirmed. (14 La. 375.) On the 28th of February, 1840, a fi. fa. was issued against Frazer, and on the 9th of April the sheriff returned that no property had been found, after demand, &c.
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Appeal from the District Court of the First District, Buchanan, J. Howe having recovered $500 damages, in an action of slander against Frazer, the latter appealed, and the judgment was affirmed. (14 La. 375.) On the 28th of February, 1840, a fi. fa. was issued against Frazer, and on the 9th of April the sheriff returned that no property had been found, after demand, &c. On the 13th of April a ca. sa. was taken out against him, and on the 18th June the sheriff returned that he could not be found. A rule was then taken by the plaintiff on Walker, the security on the appeal bond, to show cause…
1Opinion of the Court
Martin, J. N.
Yaudry is appellant from a judgment sub-rogating Walker to the rights of the plaintiff on a judgment obtained by the latter against Yaudry as bail of the defendant. The facts of the case are these: Walker became surety for the defendant on an appeal from the judgment in the case in which Yaudry was bail. The judgment having been affirmed, he paid its amount. In the meanwhile, Howe had obtained *426judgment on the bail bond, executed by Norbert Yaudry in the. original suit against Frazer. Walker contends that having paid for his principal in the appeal bond the judgment obtained…
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