Legal Opinion

Goodale v. His Creditors

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 15, 1835PublishedCited by 1 opinion

APTEAL FROM THE PARISH COURT, FOR THE PARISH AND CITY OF NEW-ORLEANS. This case commenced with the opposition of A. Hodge, jr., a mortgage creditor of the insolvent debtor, made to the proceedings had before the notary, in the appointment of syndics.

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APTEAL FROM THE PARISH COURT, FOR THE PARISH AND CITY OF NEW-ORLEANS. This case commenced with the opposition of A. Hodge, jr., a mortgage creditor of the insolvent debtor, made to the proceedings had before the notary, in the appointment of syndics. The surrender of the insolvent’s property was accepted by the judge, on the 31st May, 1834, and a meeting of the creditors ordered to be held on the 9 th of July following, before a notary public, to deliberate on the affairs of the debtor. The proceedings of the creditors, in presenting their claims and voting for syndics, commenced the 3d of…

1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.

This case comes before us on the appeal of Andrew Hodge, jr., an opposing creditor, from the order of the parish judge, homologating the proceedings of the creditors of the insolvent, before the notary, in the appointment of syndics. He opposed the proceedings and the appointment of syndics on various grounds, and urges in this court that the homologation was untimely, and therefore illegal, and should be set aside.

Where the meeting of creditors for the appointment of syndics closed on the 9th of July, and an opposition was filed"by a creditor on the 22<1 of the same month, to the appointment…

2Cited by1 opinion

  1. J. O. Terry & Sons v. Their CreditorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1886

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