Legal Opinion
Hibernia National Bank v. John W. Carner
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1993No. 92-3734PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
We are asked to consider whether the Louisiana legislature, in 1981, changed the time-honored definition of “virile share” in the context of a general partner’s liability for his or her partnership’s debt. We are also asked to consider whether a judgment obtained by a creditor against a Louisiana general partnership is res judicata in a suit in federal district court for the amount of any deficiency owed by a general partner. Finding that the Louisiana legislature has not departed from the established definition of “virile share” and that a judgment obtained against the…
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