Legal Opinion

Tatum v. McWilliams

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided November 10, 1927No. 2370Published

1Opinion of the CourtOdom, J.

*92OPINION

The exception to the jurisdiction of the court should have been sustained.

A creditor unquestionably has the right to have the property of his non-resident debtor attached.

Code of Practice, Articles 240 and 243.

United States vs. Murdock, 18 La. Ann. 305.

Sandel vs. George, 18 La. Ann. 526.

Allison vs. Brown, 148 La. 530, 87 South. 262.

“In the absence of personal service against a non-resident, to vest a court with jurisdiction, two conditions 'must concur: (1) There must be property of the nonresident in the territorial jurisdiction of the court; and (2) the property must be validly…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Pugh v. FlannerySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
  2. Allison v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
  3. Sanded v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1866
  4. Kahn v. SippiliSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1883
  5. United States v. MurdockSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1866

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