Caseaux v. His Creditors

This appeal is taken by John Slidell, from a judgment allowing a privilege claimed by Amédée Larrieu, a merchant of Bordeaux, on the proceeds of thirty half pipes of brandy, consigned to the insolvent for sale, in 1837. The record shows, that this brandy was sold, together with seventeen other half pipes, to Cazenove, Guieu & Co., in one bill of sale, the brandy of Larrieu for $2885 62, and the remainder for $1700 31, making an aggregate amount of $4585 90, for which the purchasers gave their promissory note, payable at six months from the 2d of February, 1837 ; that, on the 5lh of April…