Legal Opinion
Morehouse Lumber & Building Material Co. v. Jacob & Walker
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 27, 1933No. 32153PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ST. PAUL, Justice.
This ease comes up on certiorari from the Court of Appeal.
The point involved is whether installments and payments that are due and owing to a contractor under a construction contract may be reached by garnishment, although the contract has not been completed.
The Court of Appeal held that they might. We have carefully examined both the original opinion of the Court of Appeal reported in 139 So. 713 and the opinion on rehearing reported in 144 So. 190, and we find no error therein. These opinions are in accord with general jurisprudence. See McKendall v. Patullo, 52 R. I. 258,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Norvell v. CammSupreme Court of Virginia · 1818
- Webber v. BolteMichigan Supreme Court · 1883
- McKendall v. PatulloSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1932
- Ware v. GowenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1876
- Morehouse Lumber & Building Material Co. v. Jacob & WalkerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1932
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Cagle Supply of Lafayette, Inc. v. HinsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- Collins v. Mike's Trucking Co., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2006
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