State ex rel. McCay v. New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; John St. Paul, Judge. Action by the state, ou the relation of Nellie E. McCay, executrix, against the New Orleans Cotton Exchange. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
Not knowing what her deceased husband did with a certificate of the defendant’s company’s stock which he had, and which continues to stand in his name on the books of the defendant company, the plaintiff, after vain searches, and after publishing the advertisements required by law for lost instruments, brings this suit to compel the defendant company to issue to her a duplicate certificate.
Defendant is willing to accede to the demand, but says that plaintiff should be required to give bond to hold it harmless against the reappearance of the missing instrument. It says, very properly, that it…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- State ex rel. Phillips v. New Orleans Gas Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1873
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