Legal Opinion
Jeanerette Rice & Milling Co. v. Durocher
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 1, 1909No. 17,235PublishedCited by 23 opinions
Appeal from Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Iberia; James Simon, Judge. Suit by the Jeanerette Rice & Milling Company against John M. Durocher. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
This is a suit for balance due on account, instituted in the name of the plaintiff corporation, appearing through its *161president, J. C. Ackers, alleged to have been duly authorized in the premises.
The defendant excepted as follows:
“That the Jeanerette Rice & Milling Company, Ltd., is a defunct corporation now in the hands of liquidators; and that there has been no meeting of the board of directors for two years, and at no meeting was the ex-president of this corporation, J. C. Ackers, ever authorized to file this suit.”
This exception was tried, and' there was judgment in favor of the defendant…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- New Orleans Terminal Co. v. TellerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- Insurance Oil Tank Co. v. ScottSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1881
- Hoffpauir v. WiseSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1886
- Ealer v. McAllister & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1859
- Peirce v. New-Orleans Building Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1836
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by23 opinions
- Buckley v. Woodlawn Development CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
- Acadian Production Corp. v. Savanna Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- Louisiana Naval Stores, Inc. v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1929
- Jones v. Shreveport Lodge No. 122Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
- Southwestern Inv. Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1930
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.