Henry Block Co. v. Papania
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Action by the Henry Block Company, Limited, against Joseph Papania. Judgment for defendant, and on appeal the Court of Appeal answered contrary to the decision of the Supreme Court, and plaintiff applies for certiorari or writ of review.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
NICHOLLS, J.
In the application for the writ of review plaintiff declares that the “sole question presented is one of law, viz., whether or not a verbal promise to pay an open account, made before prescription has accrued, is sufficient to interrupt the prescription, which should be answered in the affirmative.” The Court of Appeal divided two to one, and answered this question in the negative, contrary to the decision of the Supreme Court in Utz v. Utz, 34 La. Ann. 752, in which it was held that a verbal acknowledgment of a debt, made before prescription has accrued,…
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