Legal Opinion

Chase v. New Orleans Gas Light Co.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 15, 1898No. 11,026PublishedCited by 8 opinions

APPEAL from the Civil District Oourt, Parish of Orleans. Ellis, J. Hughes vs. United States, 4 Wall. 232; 14 Peters R. 156; Greanleaí Ev., Sees. 329, 530; City Bank vs. Walden, 1 An. 46 ¡Louisiana State Bank vs. Orleans Manufacturing Co., 3 An. 294; Opinion of District Judge, p. 22; Pratt vs. Peters, 49 N. W. R., p. 766; Millbank vs. Jones, 28 N. E. R., p. 31; Winn vs. Gilmer, 16 S. W. It., p, 1058 ; 6 La. Ill; 17 La.

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APPEAL from the Civil District Oourt, Parish of Orleans. Ellis, J. Hughes vs. United States, 4 Wall. 232; 14 Peters R. 156; Greanleaí Ev., Sees. 329, 530; City Bank vs. Walden, 1 An. 46 ¡Louisiana State Bank vs. Orleans Manufacturing Co., 3 An. 294; Opinion of District Judge, p. 22; Pratt vs. Peters, 49 N. W. R., p. 766; Millbank vs. Jones, 28 N. E. R., p. 31; Winn vs. Gilmer, 16 S. W. It., p, 1058 ; 6 La. Ill; 17 La. S2, 259, 371; 49 La. 542; Gas Co. vs. Hudson, 5 Rob. 486; Bludwortli vs. Hunter, 9 Rob. 263; 9 La. An. 119. The regular practice is to object to the evidence. 21 An. 271; 20 An.…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Breaux, J.

The husband of plaintiff was indebted to her for paraphernal funds aggregating 811,480.

He acknowledged receiving the amounts from his wife in a notarial act, on 29th March, 1877, which was recorded in the mortgage office on the 2d day of April of that year, and it is stated in the act that he disposed of them for his individual interest. The act was reinscribed on the 1st day of August, 1890.

Plaintiff seeks to enforce her legal mortgage by the hypothecary action against the properties described in her petition, in possession of the defendant…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Davis v. Davis's SyndicSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1841

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Tennent v. CafferySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
  2. Carrere v. AucoinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
  3. Langford v. SpencerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
  4. Richard v. Producers' Distributing Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
  5. Rogers v. St. MartinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903

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