Hundley v. Spencer
Supreme Court of Louisiana
The plaintiff is appellant from a judgment of the Commercial Court of'New Orleans, Watts, J., in favor of .Stephen Franklin and John D. Henderson, garnishees.
1Opinion of the CourtMorpi-iy, J.
This suit began by attachment. Franklin and Henderson, commission merchants of this city, were made garnishees, and the usual interrogatories .propounded. In their answers, they acknowledge that they owe a small sum of money to H. N. Spencer, and that they hold sixty four bales of cotton belonging to J. Grafton, the other defendant, and consigned to them for sale, on which cotton they claim a privilege and preference for advances on it to the amount of $2,187 50. Judgment was en*210tered below in favor of the plaintiff for the amount claimed, and the garnishees were ordered to pay over the sum…
2Cited by1 opinion
- Gayle v. Hayes' Adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1884