Legal Opinion

Poydras v. Patin

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 15, 1833PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Eastern Dis. APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP THE FOURTH DISTRICT, THE JUDGE THEREOF PRESIDING, This action was brought against the widow of Pierre ° ° . Abadie, in her own behalf, and as tutrix to his sole heir, on the followingbond: “ State of Louisiana — parish of Point Coupéc.

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Eastern Dis. APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP THE FOURTH DISTRICT, THE JUDGE THEREOF PRESIDING, This action was brought against the widow of Pierre ° ° . Abadie, in her own behalf, and as tutrix to his sole heir, on the followingbond: “ State of Louisiana — parish of Point Coupéc. Know all men by these presents, that wc, Pierre Abadie, and Gertrude Patín, wife of Pierre Abadie, as principal, and Antoine Patín, as security, do hereby bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, unto Charles Morgan and Benjamin Poydras de la Lande, in the sum of three thousand eight hundred dollars, dated…

1Opinion of the CourtMathews, J.

This is a suit on an injunction bond, in which the plaintiffs claim damages from the representative of the estate of a surety in said bond, who died before the right of action accrued. The general issue is pleaded in the answer, and also prescription. The cause was submitted to a jury who found a verdict for the plaintiffs, and assessed their damages at eleven hundred and ninety-four dollars. The question of prescription, had however, been reserved for the decision of the judge a quo, who decided in favor of the defendant, and the plaintiffs appealed.

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2Cited by11 opinions

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  2. Don George, Inc. v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1956
  3. McDonough v. FostSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1842
  4. Distefano v. MichielsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
  5. Lagrone v. Kansas City Southern Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1925

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