Legal Opinion

First Nat. Bank v. Gibert

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 26, 1909No. 17,261PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; George Henry Théard, Judge. Action by the First National Bank of Birmingham, Ala., against Gibert & Clay. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Statement of the Case.

NICHOLLS, J.

The plaintiff alleged that the commercial firm of Gibert & Clay, and the individual members thereof, Leon G. Gibert and George W. Clay, domiciled and doing business in the city of New Orleans, are justly and truly indebted unto petitioner in solido, in the full sum of $97,500, with legal interest from judicial demand, subject to a credit of $45,550, for this, to wit:

“That the defendants are now, and were during the months of February, March, April, May, and June, 1906, engaged as cotton future brokers in the city of New Orleans, operating what is known as a…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Merchants' Loan & Trust Co. v. LamsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1900

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Kidder v. HallTexas Supreme Court · 1923
  2. Grand Lodge, Benevolent Knights of America v. Murphy Const. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
  3. American Express Co. v. Anadarko Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1937
  4. Skannal v. HespethSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
  5. Crawford v. Construction Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1959

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