Gasquet v. Board of Directors
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Oivil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. King, J. 1. Where an acknowledgment without a date appears, the burthen is upon the party pleading prescription, to establish the date. 31 An. 89; lo An. 332; 12 An. 151; 10 An. 673; 10 R. 53; 30 An. 207. 2. In default of such proof of date, the acknowledgment will be held good to interrupt.
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APPEAL from the Oivil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. King, J. 1. Where an acknowledgment without a date appears, the burthen is upon the party pleading prescription, to establish the date. 31 An. 89; lo An. 332; 12 An. 151; 10 An. 673; 10 R. 53; 30 An. 207. 2. In default of such proof of date, the acknowledgment will be held good to interrupt. Same authorities. 3. The stamping, by the State of Louisiana, on certificates in favor of claims against the School Board of New Orleans, of payment of the State’s pro rata, interrupts prescription. 4. Where an annual tax is levied to pay…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Fenner, J.
The plaintiff sues as owner of school certificates issued by the board of directors of city schools for unpaid salaries of *343teachers, and expenses of maintaining the public schools of the city for the years 1872 to 1879, inclusive.
We have compared these certificates with those sued on in the case of Fisher vs. School Board, recently decided by us, and reported at 44 An; 185 and find them to be in all respects of the same character as to form and as to the authority by which they were issued.
Precisely the same relief is asked in this case as…
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