Monroe Grocer Co. v. J. A. Perdue & Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Ouachita; James Pemberton Madison, Judge. Action by the Monroe Grocer Company, Limited, against J. A. Perdue & Co., Limited, in which action the Southern Development Company was summoned as garnishee. Judgment for plaintiff, and the garnishee appeals.
1Opinion
On the Merits.
Discussion and judgment:
The appellants’ contention is, in the first •place, that the testimony offered after the note of evidence had been closed and argument heard did not have the effect of contradicting the original answers of the gar•nishee, and that in consequence there was no good reason to refuse the garnishee’s motion to reopen the case.
In the second place the appellants’ conten■tion is that the motion and the affidavit to reopen the case should have been allowed, as it was timely presented and subserved the •ends of justice.
And, lastly, that, even if the asserted…
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