Cole v. Grant
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Certified from Court of Appeal, Second Circuit. Action by A. C. Cole against T. A. Grant, Sheriff. From judgment for defendant, plaintiff appealed to the Court of Appeal, which certified a question.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
Our brothers of the Court of Appeal have certified the following question to be answered: Is a car repairer a laborer, whose wages are exempted from seizure by the sheriff, by the terms of article *9176-14, C. P., as amended by Act No. 79, 1876, p. 123.
Our answer is: Xes.
Act No. 79 provides, among other things: The sheriff or constable cannot seize money due for laborer’s wages.
A laborer has been held, by various courts, in a restricted sense, to be one who performs manual labor, menial or physical exertion, labor, or toil, not requiring special accuracy, knowledge, skill or training, for hire or…
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