Holtzman's Furniture Store v. Schrapf

Plaintiff filed this suit against defendant to recover $123.18, the balance due on the purchase price of certain furniture.

Alleging that it had a vendor's lien, plaintiff prayed for and obtained a writ of sequestration under which the Constable of the First City Court of New Orleans seized the furniture.

Mrs. Schrapf, in behalf of her husband, the defendant, invoking the provisions of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 501 et seq., appeared and applied for a stay of the proceedings, upon the ground that defendant is in the military service of the United…