Tua v. Carriere
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES TOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. The plaintiff in error brought this suit on August 18, 1884, on certain bills of exchange drawn by the firm of A. Garriere & Sons, on which he alleged there was due him the sum of $12,437. His. petition stated .that A. Garriere & Sons was a commercial firm lately doing business in New Orleans, composed of Antoine Garriere, Emile L. Garriere, and Charles J. Garriere; that Antoine Oarriere…
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES TOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. The plaintiff in error brought this suit on August 18, 1884, on certain bills of exchange drawn by the firm of A. Garriere & Sons, on which he alleged there was due him the sum of $12,437. His. petition stated .that A. Garriere & Sons was a commercial firm lately doing business in New Orleans, composed of Antoine Garriere, Emile L. Garriere, and Charles J. Garriere; that Antoine Oarriere had departed this life on June 4, 1884, testate, and that Olivier Carriere a'nd Emile 'L. Car-riere had been appointed…
1Opinion of the Court
Me. Justioe Woods
delivered the opinion of the court. After stating, the case as above reported, he continued:
It is not disputed that if the insolvent law of Louisiana was' a valid law, and the surrender made by the surviving partners of the dissolved firm of A. Carriere & Sons was a valid surrender of the effects of the firm, the attachment of the plaintiff was rightfully dissolved. For, under the law of Louisiana the effect of a cession of property by an insolvent person is to dissolve all attachments which have not matured into judgments. Code of Practice, Art. 724; Hannah v. His Creditors,…
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